Dictionary entry

Porte-cochère

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Porte″–co′chère″ (?), 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-cochère. Also, a porch over a driveway before an entrance door.