carport

noun

car·port ˈkär-ˌpȯrt

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The problems at Peggy Childress’ mobile home started in May when a tree from the vacant lot next door crashed through their carport, the first damage she or her husband, Mike, could recall in 15 years of living there. —

Trevor Fraser, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2022 Bill Fairbairn, 63, hoped to buy tarps to cover a gap where his carport tore away from his mobile home, exposing the room to the outside. —

Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2022 The tornado touched down at 6:42 a.m. Wednesday along Hundley Road near Slocomb and caused significant roof damage to a house and carport. —

Leigh Morgan, al, 2 Dec. 2022 Each also comes with a standalone carport and optional electric car charger. —

Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2022 The brother said the victim would often hang out in the carport. —

Rosana Hughes, ajc, 2 Oct. 2022 There are mule deer and white-tailed deer with translucent ears at dawn, a fox in the carport, a woodpecker metronoming the mesquite tree all day, mourning doves, owls by night. —

Anna Badkhen, Harper’s Magazine , 28 Sep. 2022 Two men were shot in an Orlando neighborhood Thursday morning, with one victim in his 20s found dead in a carport, according to the Orlando Police Department. —

Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2022 Houses are typically block, with a carport, on small lots in this neighborhood located between Camelback and Thomas roads and 59th and 83rd avenues that ranked No. 5 for eviction filings during the first year of COVID-19. —

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