carport
[kahr-pawrt, -pohrt]
- a roofed, wall-less shed, usually projecting from the side of a building, used as a shelter for an automobile.
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Origin of carport
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Contemporary Examples
So I was there, on the step to the door to the carport, looking down at the box, feeling guilty for renting it.
He resumed his attacks in 1999 with the rape of a 13-year-old girl who was abducted in a carport behind an apartment building.
Historical Examples
At this time, also, the carport was relocated, and terraces were created on the east and west sides of the house.
Green Spring FarmRoss Netherton
The driveway approaches the house from the southwest where the view first is of the carport and the 1957 addition.
Green Spring FarmRoss Netherton
He was to be in the carport and they were 20 or 25 feet back in the building.
Warren Commission (12 of 26): Hearings Vol. XII (of 15)The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
You see, always I keep my car parked outside the carport there, on the other side.
Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15)The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
I saw him as he crossed the street and come across my driveway to where Wesley had his car parked by the carport.
Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15)The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
carport
- a shelter for a car usually consisting of a roof built out from the side of a building and supported by posts
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Word Origin and History for carport
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