carport

noun

car·​port ˈkär-ˌpȯrt 

: an open-sided automobile shelter by the side of a building

Examples of carport in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The apartments would have 314 parking spaces in garages, carports, and surface lot, along with 119 bicycle parking spaces. — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2026

Additionally, the building includes access to a double carport. — Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 23 July 2026

The carport was painted to match the home, then screened with breezy, romantic outdoor drapes. — Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 13 July 2026

Outside, a carport and a stone pond jutting from one side of the dwelling round out the plot, which measures in at just under an acre. — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 30 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for carport

• abort
• airport
• alport
• athwart
• comport
• consort
• deport
• disport
• distort
• escort
• exhort
• extort

Kids Definition

carport

noun

car·​port ˈkär-ˌpō(ə)rt 

-ˌpȯ(ə)rt

: an automobile shelter with open sides that is usually attached to the side of a building