carport
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Origin of carport
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The home has an attached two-car garage, a garage for a golf cart, and a detached four-car garage with a carport.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 14, 2026
Three cars were burning, and the carport area, where officials believe the blaze started, was completely engulfed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2026
This week, the livestock was gone, and a black tarpaulin had been erected around the carport and the entrance to her house.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2025
Her white Mercedes sat covered beneath the front carport.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2025
Just then we hear Miss Leefolt pulling into the carport.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2025
The old carports next to the guest rooms were enclosed and became indoor retail spaces — an acai bowl eatery, plant shop, artisan boutique and other spots have opened, with more to come.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2025
Around a dozen properties were damaged as well as carports, awnings and power lines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2025
“How are we accepting people living in our streets, living in alleys or living in carports for days, weeks and months,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2024
The address that Patrolman Mancuso was looking for was the tiniest structure on the block, aside from the carports, a Lilliput of the eighties.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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