front porch

collocation in English

meaningsoffrontandporch

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front
adjective[before noun]
uk
/frʌnt/us
/frʌnt/
in or at the front ...
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porch
noun[C]
uk
/pɔːtʃ/us
/pɔːrtʃ/
mainly UK
a covered structure in front of the entrance to ...
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(Definition offrontandporchfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffront porch

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Fromfrontporchto back seat.
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Each unit has a smallfrontporch, but they are rarely occupied.
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Thefrontporchsteps were restored to thefrontporch.
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Not, perhaps, actually in a field (though it could be); more likely in somebody's home, or on theirfrontporch.
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It features afrontporch.
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When she asked why they had chosen her, the men charged her with selling liquor, renting rooms to unmarried couples, and dancing nude on herfrontporch.
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In these instances members would retrieve the share from the managing farmer'sfrontporchlater that night, but the norm was to visit the farm itself.
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Whatever the stylistic 'vernacular' sources of thisfrontporch, it should have been a relatively minor issue in the overall analysis of working-class housing organization and usage.
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These usually even have the distinction of afrontporch, a verandah and french windows.
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In thefrontporchthe ceiling did come down years ago.
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It features a shed rooffrontporch.
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It features a full widthfrontporch.
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Afrontporchwas added around 1910.
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Thefrontporchhad two doors.
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It features a full-widthfrontporch.
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It has a full-widthfrontporch.
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Thefrontporchdates to 1888.
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It has a full widthfrontporch.
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It features a second storyfrontporch.
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Afrontporchwas added in 1901.
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Thefrontporchis placed off-center.
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Thefrontporchand roof were repaired seven years later.
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The pedimentedfrontporchdates from a later period.
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Thefrontporchwas enclosed in the 1930s.
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Thefrontporchis supported by square posts.
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