carport

A red car sits under a carport made of wood and glass.

Meaning

Noun

A roofed structure for automobile storage, usually attached to a house and not fully enclosed like a garage but with at least one side open to the outdoors.

Origin

From car + port, and modeled on the French porte cochère.

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