carport
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of carport
Example Sentences
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Missy Chapman said, taking cover in her neighbor’s carport.
From Los Angeles Times
By the time firefighters arrived six minutes later, several structures — a mobile home, a carport, three vehicles, two other outbuildings and a large pine tree — were already aflame, the city department said in a release.
From Los Angeles Times
The term applies to apartment buildings built decades ago in which the bottom floor has room for a carport, garage or retail shop.
From Los Angeles Times
This week, the livestock was gone, and a black tarpaulin had been erected around the carport and the entrance to her house.
From BBC
In Santa Barbara, for instance, there isn’t a law requiring seismic retrofit of apartment buildings with a flimsy ground floor — often held up above a carport or garage.
From Los Angeles Times
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