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Forecourt vs Porch - What's the difference?

forecourt | porch |

As nouns the difference between forecourt and porch

is that forecourt is (chiefly|british) the area in front of a petrol station where the petrol pumps are situated while porch is (architecture) a covered and enclosed entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof.

forecourt

English

(wikipedia forecourt)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chiefly, British) The area in front of a petrol station where the petrol pumps are situated.
  • (chiefly, British) Any open area in front of a building.

    • porch

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • (architecture) A covered and enclosed entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof.
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  • A portico; a covered walk.

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    Derived terms

    * porch monkey

    See also

    * loggia *