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Porte cochere — Porte cochère Porte cochère équipée de chasse roue métalliques. Une porte cochère (ou passage cocher) est une baie dans la façade d un bâtiment par laquelle les véhicules peuvent passer (une entrée de garage par exemple). Elle est nécessaire pour … Wikipédia en Français
Porte cochère — équipée de chasse roue métalliques. Une porte cochère (ou passage cocher) est une baie dans la façade d un bâtiment, le plus souvent un hôtel particulier[réf. nécessaire], par laquelle les véhicules peuvent passer (une entrée de … Wikipédia en Français
porte-cochere — or porte cochère [pôrt΄kō sher′] n. [Fr porte, a gate (see PORT5) + cochère, coach, fem. adj. < coche: see COACH] 1. a large entrance gateway into a courtyard 2. a kind of porch roof projecting over a driveway at an entrance, as of a house … English World dictionary
porte cochere — gateway for carriages, 1690s, from Fr. porte gate + cochère, fem. adj. from coche “coach” (see COACH (Cf. coach)) … Etymology dictionary
Porte-cochere — Porte co ch[ e]re , n. [F. See {Port} a gate, and {Coach}.] (Arch.) A large doorway allowing vehicles to drive into or through a building. It is common to have the entrance door open upon the passage of the porte coch[ e]re. Also, a porch over a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Porte cochère — ● Porte cochère grande porte permettant le passage des voitures dans la cour d une maison … Encyclopédie Universelle
Porte-cochere — A porte cochere (French porte cochère , literally coach door , also called a carriage porch) is the architectural term for a porch or portico like structure at a main or secondary entrance to a building, through which it is possible for a horse… … Wikipedia
porte cochere — (French: coach door ) Passageway through a building, or gateway in an outer wall, designed to let vehicles pass from the street to an interior courtyard. Such gateways are common features of homes and palaces built in the grand style of Louis XIV … Universalium
porte cochere — noun Etymology: French porte cochère, literally, coach door Date: 1698 1. a passageway through a building or screen wall designed to let vehicles pass from the street to an interior courtyard 2. a roofed structure extending from the entrance of a … New Collegiate Dictionary
porte-cochere — /pɔt kɒˈʃɛə/ (say pawt ko shair) noun 1. a covered vehicle entrance, leading into a courtyard. 2. a porch at the door of a building to provide shelter for people entering and leaving vehicles. Also, porte cochère. {French: gate for coaches} …
