port-cochere

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The majestic port-cochere, complete with Corinthian Doric? columns, pediment, volutes etc...

Let's take a closer look at that... Ann Althouse 2007
It was an unusually mild evening in April and as they neared the port-cochere, a slim figure in gypsy dress ran down the steps.

Marjorie Dean High School Sophomore Pauline Lester
Mrs. Cooke came out under the port-cochere to welcome her.

The Celebrity, Volume 02 Winston Churchill 1909
Mrs. Cooke came out under the port-cochere to welcome her.

The Celebrity, Complete Winston Churchill 1909
Mrs. Cooke came out under the port-cochere to welcome her.

Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill Winston Churchill 1909
To avoid the indiscreet glances of some belated inhabitants, Martin Paz was obliged to pass through one of the widest streets of the city; a house still brilliantly illuminated presented itself: the _port-cochere_ was open to give passage to the elegant equipages which were issuing from the court, and conveying to their respective dwellings the nobles of the Spanish aristocracy.

The Pearl of Lima A Story of True Love Jules Verne 1866
It was 268 bedrooms, in a secluded port-cochere off the Strand in London, right next to the

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