sun porch

American  

noun

1. a windowed porch or porchlike room having more window than wall area, intended to receive large amounts of sunlight.

2. an open pen, raised above the ground, for giving poultry light and air under sanitary conditions.

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Etymology

Origin of sun porch

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20

Example Sentences

Bridges had long been familiar with the company because her mother collected Wedgwood Jasperware: “We had a cabinet on the sun porch of our house in Philadelphia. All the shelves were filled with Wedgwood.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2022

Enclosed sun porch, exterior balconies, porte-cochere, formal gardens, brick patio, stream on property with bridge, outbuildings plus two-car detached garage.

From Washington Times • Jun. 24, 2021

A sun porch at the back of the house leads to a spacious deck and wooded backyard.

From Washington Post • May 21, 2019

On a sun porch off the bedroom stood a large armoire filled with bank ledgers that were jammed not with financial accounts but something that was of perhaps greater value — family history.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2014

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