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awning
[ aw-ning ]
noun
- a rooflike shelter of canvas or other material extending over a doorway, from the top of a window, over a deck, etc., in order to provide protection, as from the sun.
- a shelter.
awning
/ ˈɔːnɪŋ /
noun
- a roof of canvas or other material supported by a frame to provide protection from the weather, esp one placed over a doorway or part of a deck of a ship
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Other Words From
- awninged adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of awning1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of awning1
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Example Sentences
During the protests last year, some students climbed on top of the awning and wrote graffiti all over it.
Against the Sandy Stare now stood a wonderfully preposterous awning that brought a smile.
Below the great gothic windows spreads the awning of a café, which takes up all the ground floor.
There were seats here and there in different places, but no awning or shelter of any kind overhead.
Fortunately, but little exertion was now necessary, and our only relief was in lying still, with an impromptu awning over us.
They had white domestic awnings in front, and the country people hitched their horses to the awning-posts.
A small awning was made over the window, which improved the appearance very much.
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