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Vinony

carport

noun

  1. covered structure used to offer limited protection to vehicles, primarily cars, from rain, snow, hail, sun or any other weather conditions
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Pronunciation: /ˈkɑː(ɹ).pɔːt/

noun

Etymology: From car + port, coined by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1936 and modeled on the French porte cochère (literally “coach entrance”).

  1. A roofed structure for automobile storage, usually attached to a house and not fully enclosed like a garage but with at least one side open to the outdoors.

    “Franklin decided to improve his carport by walling in the sides and turning it into a garage.”