: a rooflike cover extending over or in front of a place (as over the deck or in front of a door or window) as a shelter
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stayed under the awning outside the shop during the rainstorm
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One of those walls, a massive glass awning-style window, lifts skyward to erase the boundary between indoors and out, revealing a sprawling terrace that feels suspended above the city.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025
Huge street protests have been going on for a year against Vucic, triggered by the collapse of a train station awning in the city of Novi Sad last November that killed 16 people and that many blame on government neglect and corruption.
—CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
It's finished in black tight-knot cedar with a charcoal standing seam metal roof, and a motorized RV awning for shade when it's parked up.
—New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2025
The facade of the building was retained, with the name of the brand now painted discreetly on the brick as well as awnings that were added to the top-floor windows.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025
Huge street protests have been going on for a year against Vucic, triggered by the collapse of a train station awning in the city of Novi Sad last November that killed 16 people and that many blame on government neglect and corruption.
—CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
It's finished in black tight-knot cedar with a charcoal standing seam metal roof, and a motorized RV awning for shade when it's parked up.
—New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2025
The facade of the building was retained, with the name of the brand now painted discreetly on the brick as well as awnings that were added to the top-floor windows.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Awning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/awning. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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awning
noun
aw·ning
ˈȯn-iŋ 
ˈän-
: a cover (as of canvas) that shades or shelters like a roof
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