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Awning

Awning Meaning & Definition
Awning Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Awning?

[n] a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun

Synonyms | Synonyms for Awning: sunblind | sunshade

Related Terms | Find terms related to Awning:

See Also | canopy

Awning In Webster's Dictionary

\Awn"ing\, n. [Origin uncertain: cf. F. auvent awing, or Pers. [=a]wan, [=a]wang, anything suspended, or LG. havening a place sheltered from wind and weather, E. haven.] 1. A rooflike cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind. 2. (Naut.) That part of the poop deck which is continued forward beyond the bulkhead of the cabin.

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