entrance vs porte-cochere

porte-cochere vs entrance

entrance and porte-cochere both are nouns.

entrance is a verb but porte-cochere is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
entrance	Yes	No	Yes	No
porte-cochere	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, porte-cochere is a hyponym of entrance; that is, porte-cochere is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than entrance:

entrance: something that provides access (to get in or get out)
porte-cochere: a carriage entrance passing through a building to an enclosed courtyard

Other hyponyms of entrance include arch, archway, door, doorway, room access, threshold, gateway, hatchway, opening, scuttle, pithead, portal, servant's entrance, service door, service entrance, stage door, vomitory.

entrance (noun)	porte-cochere (noun)
the act of entering	canopy extending out from a building entrance to shelter those getting in and out of vehicles
something that provides access (to get in or get out)	a carriage entrance passing through a building to an enclosed courtyard
a movement into or inward

entrance (verb)	porte-cochere (verb)
put into a trance
attract; cause to be enamored

Difference between entrance and porte-cochere

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