Meaning of porte-cochère | Babel Free

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Noun. [C1]

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“The Vaugirard Cemetery was an exception among the cemeteries of Paris. It had its peculiar usages, so far that it had its porte-cochère, and its small door which, in the quarter, old people, tenacious of old words, called the cavalier door, and the pedestrian door.”

“[T]he feature of the large porte-cochère or carriage doorway is certainly sufficient in itself, were there no other dissimilarities, to attract⟳ even the most unobservant eye. […] The fact, however, of the porte-cochère taking up so much of the ground-floor is often most ingeniously compensated by making the space to the right or left of the doorway, as the case may be, into an excellent shop⟳. […] [T]he yard at the back into which the porte-cochère opens has planned around it the stables and coach-house, an admirable arrangement of which we have⟳ more than once spoken in these columns.”

“This killing of two birds with one stone, making a porte-cochère and a second-story balcony at the same time, was so attractive to Mrs. Smith that it turned the scale in favour of a change⟳. Her stable and carriage-drive were removed to the other side of the house, and Mrs. John rejoiced as an apparent joint-proprietor of the admired summer-house.”

“But Miss⟳ Thorn relieved the situation by laughing aloud, […] By the time we reached the house we were thanking our stars she had come⟳. Mrs. Cooke came out from under the port-cochère to welcome⟳ her.”

“The porte-cochère, so-called, is but a narrow doorway, and is actually situated in the Rue St. Germain l'Auxerrois. […] The porte-cochère of his former lodging-house was not yet open⟳; he took up his stand⟳ close⟳ beside it.”

“The station remains connected to the hotel by a glass canopy or porte-cochère that was much admired by John Betjeman, but you could stand⟳ all day under that canopy and not see⟳ anyone walk⟳ from station to hotel.”

“The front desk had already made a great fuss of Johnny and Mary, lining up to greet⟳ him at the famous porte-cochère as soon as his splendid old Rolls-Royce had arrived with his faithful driver, factotum and friend John Novelli at the wheel.”

“We had admirable Noſes to ſmell out proper Places, and your Houſes with Porte-Cocheres were ſure to have⟳ enough of our Company.”

“[M]oſt of the Houſes having Porte-Cocheres, and Court-yards, for the Conveniency and the Uſe of the Families.”

“I stopped the Packard under the porte-cochere and emptied my pockets out on the seat.”

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