porte cochere
noun
porte co·chere
ˌpȯrt-kō-ˈsher
1
: a passageway through a building or screen wall designed to let vehicles pass from the street to an interior courtyard
2
: a roofed structure extending from the entrance of a building over an adjacent driveway and sheltering those getting in or out of vehicles
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