carport en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈkɑː(ɹ).pɔːt/ (UK)
Etymology
From car + port, coined by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1936 and modeled on the French porte cochère (literally “coach entrance”).
Meanings
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A roofed structure for automobile storage, usually attached to a house and not fully enclosed like a garage but with at least one side open to the outdoors.
Near-synonym: porte cochère (not always differentiated)
Franklin decided to improve his carport by walling in the sides and turning it into a garage.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| carports | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (17)
no carport (roofed structure for automobile storage) · pl wiata (roofed structure for automobile storage) · fi autokatos (roofed structure for automobile storage) · sv biltak (roofed structure for automobile storage) · sv carport (roofed structure for automobile storage) · de Carport (roofed structure for automobile storage) · pl zadaszenie (roofed structure for automobile storage) · cmn 車棚 /车棚 (roofed structure for automobile storage) · es cochera (roofed structure for automobile storage) · da carport (roofed structure for automobile storage) · fr auvent (roofed structure for automobile storage) · pl podjazd (roofed structure for automobile storage) · es pórtico (roofed structure for automobile storage) · es marquesina (roofed structure for automobile storage) · es soportal (roofed structure for automobile storage) · sh nadstrešnica (roofed structure for automobile storage) · ru наве́с для автомоби́ля (roofed structure for automobile storage)