sleeping porch

American  

noun

1. a porch enclosed with glass or screening or a room with open sides or a row of windows used for sleeping in the open air.

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Etymology

Origin of sleeping porch

First recorded in 1880–85

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sleeping porch

With faux Tudor or Federal features, the three-level homes were 18 to 20 feet wide with three bedrooms, one bathroom and a summer sleeping porch.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 11, 2021

“A sleeping porch is not that different from a sunroom or an enclosed porch,” said Richard Bubnowski, an architect in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2021

Completely updated gourmet kitchen and butler’s pantry; luxury bath appointments, cedar closets, sleeping porch.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 20, 2016

It is poetry that remarks on the barely perceptible disappearances from our world such as that of the sleeping porch or the root cellar.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2016

The days were long, Jem was eleven, and the pattern was set: They were on the sleeping porch, the coolest part of the house.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee

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