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carport

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car⋅port

[kahr-pawrt, -pohrt]
–noun
a roofed, wall-less shed, usually projecting from the side of a building, used as a shelter for an automobile.

Origin:
1935–40, Americanism; car 1 + port 1
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car·port   (kär'pôrt', -pōrt')   
n.  An open-sided shelter for an automotive vehicle, usually formed by a roof projecting from the side of a building.
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