MEANING
A projecting cover, often fabric on a frame, that shades or shelters a window, doorway, or outdoor area.
Use it for
shopfronts; outdoor shade; sudden shelter from rainGive people a shallow protected edge along a building.
Words that belong together
- striped awning
- retractable awning
- shelter beneath an awning
On the page
The café's striped awning dripped onto the pavement.
He wound the awning back when the wind strengthened.
Customers crowded beneath the shop awning during the shower.
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Word forms
- Base
- awning
Usage notes
Primary category: architecture. May retract or remain fixed; distinguish a fully enclosed extension or a building's permanent main roof. Count noun: awnings.
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