awning

[aw-ning]

noun

1. 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.

2. a shelter.

awning

/ ˈɔːnɪŋ /

noun

1. 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

Other Word Forms

• awninged adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of awning¹

First recorded in 1615–25; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of awning¹

C17: of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

The town square is in tatters: the store awnings are torn, the windows boarded up and the park paved over into a parking lot.

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Or, to the millions of punks who staggered under the entrance’s iconic awning: “CBGBs.”

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But recently, the center has seen a pattern of dog feces being thrown in front of and onto the awning of the building’s entrance.

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A yellow and red awning also appeared to have partially collapsed by the van, which was surrounded by yellow police tape.

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There is a cheerful red awning and a newly painted cream wooden shopfront on the market square in Macclesfield.

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• covering 
• tent