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”).
- derived from porte cochère
Definitions
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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