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

Example Sentences

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sleeping porch

Two fireplaces, gourmet kitchen with custom-made gourmet stove, sleeping porch.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 16, 2023

“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

“This house had a sleeping porch on the back, and it wasn’t super usable,” he said.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 26, 2018

Also on the property is a detached guest house that overlooks a giant Koi pond and sleeping porch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2017

I pictured how much more comfortable she’d be with me than with a sleeping porch full of children and with grown-ups who might or might not be speaking to each other.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz