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

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

Their parents allowed them to sit out on the sun porch during visits from prominent individuals, such as the poet Langston Hughes and Paul Robeson, the singer, actor and activist.

From New York Times • May 19, 2022

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

She was standing on her sun porch, taking a lunch break from filming to hang out with her children, clad in wet bathing suits.

From Washington Post • Sep. 15, 2018

“Let’s go jump in the river,” he said under his breath as we went out of the sun porch.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles