portico

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Portico \Por"ti*co\, n.; pl. Porticoesor Porticos. [It., L. porticus. See Porch.] (Arch.) A colonnade or covered ambulatory, especially in classical styles of architecture; usually, a colonnade at the entrance of a building. [1913 Webster]
Colonnade \Col`on*nade"\, n. [F. colonnade, It. colonnata, fr. colonna column. See Colonel.] (Arch.) A series or range of columns placed at regular intervals with all the adjuncts, as entablature, stylobate, roof, etc. [1913 Webster]

Note: When in front of a building, it is called a portico; when surrounding a building or an open court or square, a peristyle. [1913 Webster]

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