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awnings

  • plural
    of awning.
    awning
    noun
    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.

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Tidy general stores, ice cream parlors and a Main Street lined with striped awnings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

External shading, such as shutters, awnings or shades, can be even more effective because it stops some sunlight before it reaches the glass.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

Canopies and awnings are subject to onerous permitting rules.

From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2025

And figures, clambering over broken buildings, moving along streets of dirt, where food markets are springing up under tin roofs and canvas awnings.

From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2025

The only awnings left were torn and saggy.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool