: 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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The setup is Jackie dangling from a clocktower about five or six stories up before falling through two cloth awnings and plopping to the ground.
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Joe Salas
june 07, New Atlas, 7 June 2025
Two men — one younger, one older — are sitting quietly under a light gray awning, cleaning dozens of artichokes.
—Daliah Singer, Denver Post, 5 June 2025
And yes the awnings do still need poles, which is sort of nonsensical for a bike-specific tent, but that's about my only complaint here.
—Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 7 June 2025
Once broken down, the awning and tent both fit in a single carbon-fiber shell.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 19 May 2025
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Joe Salas
june 07, New Atlas, 7 June 2025
Two men — one younger, one older — are sitting quietly under a light gray awning, cleaning dozens of artichokes.
—Daliah Singer, Denver Post, 5 June 2025
And yes the awnings do still need poles, which is sort of nonsensical for a bike-specific tent, but that's about my only complaint here.
—Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 7 June 2025
Once broken down, the awning and tent both fit in a single carbon-fiber shell.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for awning
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“Awning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/awning. Accessed 5 Jul. 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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