Portico

Quick meaning: Portico is a noun meaning A porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building.

Meaning

A porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building.

Example Sentences

The amphitheatre hath two portici as that at Niſmes.

These lines are possibly meant to represent two portici flanking the building on its long sides.

[…] Porticus Milliaria (portico of the thousand paces) which was the longest, if not the most attractive, of the many portici of ancient Rome.

The long-closed G.W.R. station alongside has a decidedly derelict-looking frontage, with eight gargoyles or figureheads still clinging to the portico.

Word Forms

• porticos
• porticoes
• portici

Related Words

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