Found 2 items, similar to portico.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: portico portico n : a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area [also: porticoes (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: portico Colonnade \Col`on*nade"\, n. [F. colonnade, It. colonnata, fr. colonna column. See Colonel.] (Arch.) A series or range of columns placed at regular intervals with all the adjuncts, as entablature, stylobate, roof, etc. [1913 Webster] Note: When in front of a building, it is called a portico; when surrounding a building or an open court or square, a peristyle. [1913 Webster]