Definition of awning
: 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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Examples of awning in a Sentence
stayed under the awning outside the shop during the rainstorm
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RIVULETS OF RAIN run off the awning attached to Momma Bear’s Fry Bread, a compact food trailer that beams like a lighthouse against the pallid sky and the pea-gravel parking lot that recently has become its home.
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A line of about 60 cars snaked around piles of wood, slabs of concrete and fallen awnings, their drivers waiting for the Coast Guard to give out food, water and tarps.
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Origin and Etymology of awning
origin unknown
First Known Use: 1582
AWNING Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of awning for Students
: a cover (as of canvas) that shades or shelters like a roof
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