porch

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /pɔːtʃ/
• (General American) IPA: /pɔɹt͡ʃ/
• (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA: /po(ː)ɹtʃ/
• (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA: /poətʃ/

Noun

porch (plural porches)

1. (architecture) A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. A porch often has chair(s), table(s) and swings.
2. A portico; a covered walk.
3. The platform outside the external hatch of a spacecraft.