: 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
Examples of awning in a Sentence
stayed under the awning outside the shop during the rainstorm
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Sara Kendall, Miami Herald, 22 May 2024
Scott Ford, who lives in the neighborhood, says every night, a crowd of more than 50 people line their cars on this street and gather under an awning to drink, party and deal drugs.
—Brenda Ordonez, The Enquirer, 14 May 2024
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Sara Kendall, Miami Herald, 22 May 2024
Scott Ford, who lives in the neighborhood, says every night, a crowd of more than 50 people line their cars on this street and gather under an awning to drink, party and deal drugs.
—Brenda Ordonez, The Enquirer, 14 May 2024
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“Awning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/awning. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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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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