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awning
(ɔːnɪŋ)
Word forms: plural awnings
countable noun
An awning is a piece of material attached to a caravan or building which provides shelter from the rain or sun.
Synonyms: canopy, tester, covering, shade More Synonyms of awning
awning in British English
(ˈɔːnɪŋ)
noun
a roof of canvas or other material supported by a frame to provide protection from the weather, esp one placed over a doorway or part of a deck of a ship
Word origin
C17: of uncertain originawning in American English
(ˈɔnɪŋ)
noun
a structure of canvas, metal, etc. extended before a window or door or over a patio, deck, etc. as a protection from the sun or rain
Word origin
< ? MFr auvans, (pl. of auvent, a sloping roof < OProv amban, parapet of a fortification) + -ingImage ofawning
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Examples of 'awning' in a sentenceawning
(noun)
Definition
a canvas roof supported by a frame to give protection against the weather
They leapt from a first-floor window on to a shop awning.
Synonyms
canopy
The dais is covered with a silk brocade canopy.
tester
covering
shade
She left the shades down and the lights off.
sunshade
baldachin
Additional synonyms
in the sense of shade
Definition
something used to provide a shield or protection from a direct source of light, such as a lamp shade
She left the shades down and the lights off.
Synonyms
screen,
covering,
cover,
blind,
curtain,
shield,
veil,
canopyNearby words ofawning
- awhile
- awkward
- awkwardness
- awning
- awry
- axe
- axiom
Synonyms of 'awning'
awning
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