noun
- a covered entrance or porch supported by columns
Usage: architecture
Examples
- The grand portico of the courthouse featured six marble columns.
- We waited under the portico during the rainstorm.
- The hotel’s elegant portico welcomed guests with its classical design.
- Ancient Greek temples often had a portico at the entrance.
- The portico provided shade and shelter for visitors.
- She admired the ornate portico of the historic mansion.