portico

As nouns the difference between lobby and portico

is that lobby is an entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor while portico is a porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building.

As a verb lobby

is to attempt to influence (a public official or decision-maker) in favor of a specific opinion or cause.

As nouns the difference between gantry and portico

is that gantry is a framework of steel bars resting on side supports to bridge over or around something while portico is a porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building.

As nouns the difference between passage and portico

is that passage is a paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning while portico is a porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building.

As a verb passage

is to pass a pathogen through a host or medium.

As nouns the difference between portico and stoop

is that portico is a porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building while stoop is the staircase and landing or porch leading to the entrance of a residence.

As a verb stoop is

to bend the upper part of the body forward and downward.

As nouns the difference between portico and portal

is that portico is a porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building while portal is a grandiose and often lavish entrance.

As an adjective portal is

of or relating to a porta, especially the porta of the liver.

Threshold is a related term of portico.

As nouns the difference between threshold and portico

is that threshold is the bottom-most part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill while portico is (l).

As nouns the difference between carport and portico

is that carport is a roofed structure for automobile storage, usually attached to a house and not fully enclosed like a garage but with at least one side open to the outdoors while portico is a porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building.

As nouns the difference between portico and arcade

is that portico is a porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building while arcade is a row of arches.

As nouns the difference between portico and foyer

is that portico is a porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building while foyer is a lobby, corridor, or waiting room, used in a hotel, theater, etc.

As nouns the difference between doorway and portico

is that doorway is the passage of a door; entrance way into a house or a room while portico is a porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building.