carport
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of carport
Example Sentences
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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
When looking for a new house in L.A., she notes, “The carport had tandem parking spaces. That’s good, I thought. My hospice nurse can park on the left.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025
The next thing I know, he's down in the garage putting a sign in front of the best parking space in the open carport.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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