carport

noun

car·​port ˈkär-ˌpȯrt How to pronounce carport (audio)
: an open-sided automobile shelter by the side of a building

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Additionally, the home is equipped with a single carport. Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024 Additionally, the home comes with a six-car carport. Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024 Luckily, there’s an incredibly sturdy carport from Amazon that poses a more reasonable and affordable way to protect your car. Jen Cason, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2024 These are apartment buildings with carports, garages or retail stores on the ground floor, with flimsy supports that can collapse in the side-to-side shaking of an earthquake. Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for carport 

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First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of carport was in 1939

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“Carport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carport. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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carport

noun
car·​port ˈkär-ˌpō(ə)rt How to pronounce carport (audio)
-ˌpȯ(ə)rt
: an automobile shelter with open sides that is usually attached to the side of a building

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