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portico

[pawr-ti-koh, pohr-] / ˈpɔr tɪˌkoʊ, ˈpoʊr- /


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A portico with muscular Doric columns doubles as a terrace, as if Von Stuck had built himself a temple rather than a mere home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Trump finally appeared on the portico of the Blue Room after 7 p.m. on Wednesday to welcome new interns to what the White House described as a “soiree” on the South Lawn.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2025

I ran from the White House briefing room, past the portico entrance of the West Wing to our camera position on the lawn, and flung on an ear piece connecting me to the studio.

From BBC • May 5, 2025

Protesters then moved into the portico of PSU’s Millar Library.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2024

Carrying the Epsom salts and a piece of the baklava wrapped in cellophane, I came out of the house and walked along the portico past the courtyard and bathhouse to the guesthouse behind.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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