carport

noun
/ˈkɑː(ɹ).pɔːt/UK

Etymology

From car + port, coined by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1936 and modeled on the French porte cochère (literally “coach entrance”).

  1. derived from porte cochère

Definitions

  1. A roofed structure for automobile storage, usually attached to a house and not fully…

    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.

    • Franklin decided to improve his carport by walling in the sides and turning it into a garage.

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