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
According to the Murrieta Police Department, officers responded to a residential structure fire at 41690 Knight Drive and found a mobile home, carport, three vehicles, two outbuildings and a large pine tree engulfed in flames.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 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 home had suffered some damage in the Palisades fire: the fruit on an orange tree in the backyard, a carport and the corner of the master bedroom.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025
The three of us are all together on the steps when Dell comes in from the carport.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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