sleeping porch
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sleeping porch
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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There are four bedrooms and a sleeping porch on the second floor and three more bedrooms on the top level.
From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2022
Property restored by historic preservationist, includes fireplace, built-in bookcases, gleaming wood floors, sleeping porch, deck, metal roof.
From Washington Times • Jun. 30, 2022
“A sleeping porch oriented to take in prevailing breezes, the path of the sun and the sounds of nature has great power to restore and reinvigorate.”
From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2021
The second-story windows enclose what was once a sleeping porch.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2019
At night lying on the sleeping porch, Andrea and I had often heard women carrying on like this.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
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