Noun
The word is derived from portico
of Portico
Source: Webster's dictionaryIn a fortunate month, in an auspicious day, I undertook to build porticoes around the crude brick masses, and the casing of burnt bricks. Source: Internet
Federal homes had features such as narrow sidelights with an embracing fanlight around the doorway, giant porticoes, gable or flat roofs, and projecting bays on exterior walls. Source: Internet
The courtyard was surrounded by porticoes on three sides. Source: Internet
The eastern end and the southern porticoes consisted of a two-floor compounded structure. Source: Internet
They would create specially recessed, platforms, often connected to the main building with an open porticoes overlooking the garden, while providing a cool, shaded area in which to sit or loiter. Source: Internet