sun porch
Americannoun
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a windowed porch or porchlike room having more window than wall area, intended to receive large amounts of sunlight.
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an open pen, raised above the ground, for giving poultry light and air under sanitary conditions.
Etymology
Origin of sun porch
An Americanism dating back to 1915–20
Example Sentences
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Take lunch or early dinner on the sheltered sun porch, featuring a spectacularly framed, close-up perspective of the surrounding mountains and lake.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2024
An old trunk is chock-full of Johnny Lightning model cars and Konecki’s sun porch is filled with lighthouse-themed decor and knick-knacks.
From Washington Times ● May 2, 2021
A sun porch at the back of the house leads to a spacious deck and wooded backyard.
From Washington Post ● May 21, 2019
Mr. Cohn lived on the third floor, often traipsing downstairs in his bathrobe well after the workday had begun and taking clients upstairs to a small sun porch.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2016
We were in a kind of sun porch and conservatory combined, spacious and damp and without many plants.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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