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A doorway or entrance gateway. In Spanish a porch or verandah. 2. A rigid frame of two columns and a beam defining a single bay. Also called single-bay frame. Photo from San Antonio, Texas, 2012. (Kremer, 2017)

Synonyms:
portales, single-bay frame
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