What does Porch mean?

Definitions for Porch
pɔrtʃ, poʊrtʃporch

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. porchnoun

    a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance

Wiktionary

  1. porchnoun

    A covered and enclosed entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof.

  2. porchnoun

    A portico; a covered walk.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Porchnoun

    Etymology: porche, Fr. porticus, Lat.

    Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour. Judges iii. 23.

    Not infants in the porch of life were free,
    The sick, the old, that could but hope a day
    Longer by nature’s bounty, not let stay. Ben Jonson.

    All this done,
    Repair to Pompey’s porch, where you shall find us. William Shakespeare.

Wikipedia

  1. Porch

    A porch (from Old French porche, from Latin porticus "colonnade", from porta "passage") is a room or gallery located in front of an entrance of a building. A porch is placed in front of the facade of a building it commands, and forms a low front. Alternatively, it may be a vestibule, or a projecting building that houses the entrance door of a building.Porches exist in both religious and secular architecture. There are various styles of porches, many of which depend on the architectural tradition of its location. Porches allow for sufficient space for a person to comfortably pause before entering or after exiting a building, or to relax on. Many porches are open on the outward side with balustrade supported by balusters that usually encircles the entire porch except where stairs are found. The word "porch" is almost exclusively used for a structure that is outside the main walls of a building or house. Porches can exist under the same roof line as the rest of the building, or as towers and turrets that are supported by simple porch posts or ornate colonnades and arches. Examples of porches include those found in Queen Anne style architecture, Victorian style houses, Spanish Colonial Revival architecture, or any of the American Colonial style buildings and homes.Some porches are small and cover only the entrance area of a building. Other porches are larger, sometimes extending beyond an entrance by wrapping around the sides of a building, or even wrapping around completely to surround an entire building. A porch can be part of the ground floor or an upper floor, a design used in the Mrs. Lydia Johnson House (built in 1895).

ChatGPT

  1. porch

    A porch is an external structure attached to a building, typically a house, which provides a covered space often at the entrance. It can be enclosed in various types of frames including walls, columns or screens and is commonly used as a sitting or outdoor living area. Porches are often used for outdoor entertaining, relaxation, and sometimes serve to protect occupants from the elements such as sun or rain when entering or exiting the building.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Porchnoun

    a covered and inclosed entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. Sometimes the porch is large enough to serve as a covered walk. See also Carriage porch, under Carriage, and Loggia

  2. Porchnoun

    a portico; a covered walk

  3. Etymology: [F. porche, L. porticus, fr. porta a gate, entrance, or passage. See Port a gate, and cf. Portico.]

Wikidata

  1. Porch

    A porch is external to the walls of the main building proper, but may be enclosed by screen, latticework, broad windows, or other light frame walls extending from the main structure. There are various styles of porches, all of which depend on the architectural tradition of its location. All porches will allow for sufficient space for a person to comfortably pause before entering or after exiting the building. However, they may be larger. Verandahs, for example, are usually quite large and may encompass the entire façade as well as the sides of a structure. At the other extreme, the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan has the longest porch in the world at 660 feet in length.

CrunchBase

  1. Porch

    Porch's mission is to change the world one home at a time by making home improvement easy for homeowners.The Porch marketplace spans all 250 home improvement, maintenance, and repair categories across the nation. It allows homeowners to get inspired by viewing neighbors' home projects, get educated by seeing their actual project costs, and decide on the right professional by reviewing friend endorsements.This helps homeowners make an easy and informed decision when it comes to improving their home and selecting the right home professionals. Today, Porch accomplishes this by organizing and connecting exclusive insights from over 1.4 million professionals and 60 million projects. Every day, Porch continues to aggregate more data about homes to build the connections and insights that fuel its data transparency and social approach.By understanding work history and which professionals' friends and neighbors endorse, Porch is able to provide homeowners with free, personalized, and trusted word-of-mouth recommendations to make home improvement easy.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. PORCH

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Porch is ranked #10847 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Porch surname appeared 2,936 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Porch.

    63.6% or 1,869 total occurrences were White.
    30.5% or 896 total occurrences were Black.
    2.7% or 82 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    2.1% or 63 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    0.4% or 14 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.4% or 12 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Porch in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Porch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Porch in a Sentence

  1. Benjamin W. Decker:

    Set yourself up for success by preparing a sacred space to set the tone for your practice, and it's helpful to establish some level of consistency. For some, that means taking time during their commute to meditate and journal. For others, that means sitting on the back porch early in the morning or meditating for a few minutes on the couch. Still others will have a sacred corner with an altar, including an image of Christ, a few candles, and a place to store your journal.

  2. Shanann Watts:

    One time, someone left two Happy Meals for the girls on the porch. Some were compelled to make contact with Chris Watts. It was incredibly disturbing. And there has been so much speculation in the YouTube community. They even call it ‘ Watts Island, ’ where they have these ongoing speculations about the case and dissect every portion of it. I felt very sad when Shanann’s dad had to fly all the way to Colorado just to tell people to stop harassing Chris Watts after having gone through so much. There was just a lot of negative energy.

  3. Debra Suierveld:

    Debra Suierveld said about her daughter. Days before, about 10 miles away from the Suierveld home, George Speiring said he opened the door to his home and spotted a lab mix on his porch. He said he called police and the dog, which turned out to be Abby, eventually ended up at the animal shelter. The animal shelter then found the chip that connected Abby to her rightful owner. Abby looked almost like she never left home, aside from graying hair and a benign tumor. Her teeth are in good shape, her paws are in good shape, somebody took very good care of her.

  4. Jake Freiberger:

    Carbon monoxide goes through walls, it penetrates sheet rock very, very easily, and having your generator in your garage or out on the porch or in another room of your house is absolutely no protection. It can be deadly, and it can kill many people at one time.

  5. Donna Davis:

    The little boy, he was half under the porch like he was trying to hide from someone. He was screaming for help.

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