carport
Americannoun
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carports
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noun
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Origin of carport
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Her mom, Inge Allen, has a one-bedroom cottage and carport.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
“In recent years, the property upgrades include a new pool heater, new hardwood floors throughout the home, a new roof on the carport, and landscaping around the property,” says Raigeul.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
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
Mahon said Bodhi had started to turn up at her house just after Christmas and she had noticed he was sleeping in a carport.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
Tomás isn’t the most trusting kid, especially when he’s not with Axel, but he follows me to the carport.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2025
For a moment, she got up and strolled to the kitchen, passing her daughter’s turtle, who had survived the heavy smoke that filled the apartment when the carports outside her unit were burning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2025
Around a dozen properties were damaged as well as carports, awnings and power lines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2025
Flimsy ground story walls for carports, garages or stores can crumble in an earthquake, and are called “soft-story” buildings, explains U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2024
In some of the front yards there were aluminum carports, and bright aluminum awnings had been installed on one or two of the buildings.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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