sun-porch

sun porch

noun
1.
a windowed porch or porchlike room having more window than wall area, intended to receive large amounts of sunlight.
2.
an open pen, raised above the ground, for giving poultry light and air under sanitary conditions.
Origin:
1915–20, Americanism

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sun porch

noun
a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sun [syn: sun parlor] 
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