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

Property restored by historic preservationist, includes fireplace, built-in bookcases, gleaming wood floors, sleeping porch, deck, metal roof.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 30, 2022

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 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

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