Meaning & use
veranda
A roofed, open-sided platform attached to the outside of a house, often used for sitting outdoors.
See it in a sentence
They sipped iced tea on the veranda while watching the sun set over the fields.
Wide verandas wrapped around the old plantation house, shading it from the afternoon heat.
A note on using this word
Veranda and porch are often used interchangeably in American English, though veranda more strongly suggests a wide, roofed structure typical of warmer climates.
Words with a similar meaning
porchpatio
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