awning

noun

aw·ning | \ ˈȯ-niŋ

, ˈä-niŋ \

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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