porte cochère

The porte cochère at Marylebone Station, London, is high enough for double-deckers to pass underneath.

Meaning

Noun

  • An open-walled roof over a driveway next to the entrance of a building, to shield embarking and disembarking vehicle passengers from the weather.

Origin

  • Borrowed from French porte cochère.

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