Veranda vs. Patio

Verandanoun

A gallery, platform, or balcony, usually roofed and often partly enclosed, extending along the outside of a building.

Verandanoun

An open, roofed gallery or portico, adjoining a dwelling house, forming an out-of-door sitting room. See Loggia.

Verandanoun

a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)

Veranda

A veranda or verandah is a roofed, open-air gallery or porch, attached to the outside of a building. A veranda is often partly enclosed by a railing and frequently extends across the front and sides of the structure.Although the form verandah is correct and very common, some authorities prefer the version without an (the Concise Oxford English Dictionary gives the version as a variant and The Guardian Style Guide says ).

Pationoun

A paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation.

Pationoun

An inner courtyard typical of traditional houses in some regions of Spain.

Pationoun

A paved yard or floor where ores are cleaned and sorted, or where ore, salt, mercury, etc., are trampled by horses, to effect intermixture and amalgamation.

Pationoun

In Spain, Spanish America, etc., a court or courtyard of a house or other building; esp., an inner court open to the sky.

Pationoun

A usually paved area adjacent to a dwelling, used for outdoor lounging, dining, receptions of guests, etc.

Pationoun

usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence

Patio

A patio (, from Spanish: patio [ˈpatjo]; , , ) is an outdoor space generally used for dining or recreation that adjoins a residence and is typically paved. In Australia the term is expanded to include roofed structures such as a veranda, which provides protection from sun and rain.