Awning
['ɔːnɪŋ] or ['ɔnɪŋ]
Definition
(noun.) a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun.
Typed by Judy--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A rooflike cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind.
(n.) That part of the poop deck which is continued forward beyond the bulkhead of the cabin.
Typed by Eliza
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Canopy, tilt.
Editor: Pierre
Definition
n. a covering to shelter from the sun's rays.
Edited by Bryan
Examples
- I was looking back round the awning of the cart, and wondered what business it was of his. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- The passengers probably spend the long, blazing days looking out from under the awnings at Vesuvius and the beautiful city--and in swearing. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- By means of pulleys, awnings are raised and lowered, and the use of pulleys by furniture movers, etc. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- At length a light shone through the windows, and a moment later a man-servant came out on the balcony, drew up the awnings, and closed the shutters. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Blinds, shutters, curtains, awnings, were all closed and drawn to keep out the stare. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Those with the awnings down? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Boats without awnings were too hot to touch; ships blistered at their moorings; the stones of the quays had not cooled, night or day, for months. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- It must be the one with the awnings. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
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