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| glider |
a swinging porch seat or couch suspended by chains or straps from a metal framework. [1/3 definitions] |
| lanai |
(Hawaiian) a roofed porch or patio. |
| lattice |
a flat, open framework made by interweaving two sets of parallel strips of material, usu. wood, often used as a decorative screen, as on a porch or in a garden. [1/3 definitions] |
| loggia |
a roofed gallery, arcade, or porch with at least one open side, esp. one that serves as an entrance space or one on an upper level. |
| piazza |
in New England, a porch or veranda. [1/2 definitions] |
| porch |
a structure either not enclosed, or enclosed with windows, screening, or the like, that is attached to the outside of a house; sun porch; veranda. [1/2 definitions] |
| porte-cochère |
a covered porch at the entrance of a building for providing shelter to people getting in and out of a vehicle. [1/2 definitions] |
| solarium |
a room or porch that is enclosed in glass to admit sunlight for relaxation or convalescence. |
| stoop2 |
a large step or small porch at the entrance to a home, often reached by a short flight of steps. |
| sun deck |
a platform, porch, ship's deck, or the like used for sunbathing. |
| sun porch |
a porch with large windows designed to let in large amounts of sunlight. |
| veranda |
a large porch attached to a house, usu. roofed, often partially enclosed, and used esp. for social activities. |
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