portico

English Thesaurus

1. a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	porch,
definition	:	a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	narthex,
definition	:	portico at the west end of an early Christian basilica or church (noun.artifact)