"snow porch" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: snow porches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} snow porch (plural snow porches)
  1. An unheated enclosure outside the entrance to a house or hut in the arctic, often used for storage. Synonyms: snowporch, snow-porch
    Sense id: en-snow_porch-en-noun-mMPf8lYq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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