carport

[kahr-pawrt, -pohrt]

noun

1. a roofed, wall-less shed, usually projecting from the side of a building, used as a shelter for an automobile.

carport

/ ˈkɑːˌpɔːt /

noun

1. a shelter for a car usually consisting of a roof built out from the side of a building and supported by posts

Word History and Origins

Origin of carport¹

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; car ¹ + port ¹

Example Sentences

The term applies to apartment buildings built decades ago in which the bottom floor has room for a carport, garage or retail shop.

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This week, the livestock was gone, and a black tarpaulin had been erected around the carport and the entrance to her house.

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In Santa Barbara, for instance, there isn’t a law requiring seismic retrofit of apartment buildings with a flimsy ground floor — often held up above a carport or garage.

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She said the problems became so bad that the owner of her building had to install gates on the building carports to keep people away.

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They have flimsy supports on the ground story that prop up carports, garages or storefronts and can snap when shaken from side to side in an earthquake.

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