Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An open-sided shelter for an automotive vehicle, usually formed by a roof projecting from the side of a building.
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- noun A
roofed structure forautomobile storage, usually attached to a house and not fully enclosed like agarage but with at least one side open to the outdoors.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun garage for one or two cars consisting of a flat roof supported on poles
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Examples
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The latter is that we would have to find a place to garage it while we are away - our house has a fenced-in carport, but the car is still visible from the street.
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As she leaves, waiting for her under the carport is a slight 17-year- old.
Yearning for Love 2007
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As she leaves, waiting for her under the carport is a slight 17-year- old.
Yearning for Love 2007
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The carport was a big, flat expanse of lawn, a variant of mutant grass, which could take an infinite amount of trampling.
A Gift From Earth Niven, Larry 1968
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The carport was a big, flat expanse of lawn, a variant of mutant grass, which could take an infinite amount of trampling.
A Gift From Earth Niven, Larry 1968
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I have seen some places online where my tunnel COULD be defined as a carport, and other places where it doesn't fit at all.
BiggerPockets Forums 2010
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Apparently, a carport is the ideal solution to exotic car storage and one's just won a prize for its Maserati-sheltering abilities.
Jalopnik: Top 2009
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Police said the carport is a hangout for the Muhammad family street gang, which has a rivalry with the Dog Pound.
Home 2008
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Laura That "carport" thingie and the garage doors remind me of a funeral home.
Technicalities Teresa 2010
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