awning

/ˈɔːnɪŋ/US/ˈɔnɪŋ/

awning noun: a rooflike cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind.

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Noun

awning (plural awnings)

A rooflike cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind.
- At Nairobi the mail waits an hour-and-a-half. The station has three long platforms, mostly covered in awnings, the island connected with the main platform (which is used by the mails in both directions) by a subway.1950 April, Timothy H. Cobb, “The Kenya-Uganda Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 265
- But instead, the distinctive ironwork and glass platform awnings have been carefully refurbished, while making them compatible with the overhead wiring. Kettering's island Platform 2/3 is especially noteworthy. Although it dates from 1879, when the station was enlarged to four platforms, the same...2022 December 14, Robin Leleux, “A royal occasion as heritage projects honoured: Kettering”, in RAIL, number 972, page 56
That part of the poop deck which is continued forward beyond the bulkhead of the cabin.

awning meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam

awning in Hindi

a rooflike cover: छज्जा chajjā
that part of the poop deck which is continued forward beyond the bulkhead of the cabin: छज्जा chajjā

awning in Tamil

படங்குக்கூரை, மேற்கட்டி, பந்தல், மேற்கவிகை, தங்கிடம், பின்கட்டுத்தளம்

awning in Malayalam

awning: വിരി viri

More languagesFewer languages

awning in Kannada: ಮೇಲ್ಕಾಪು, ಮೇಲ್ಕಟ್ಟು
awning in Odia: ମଣ୍ଡପ maṇḍapa
awning in Malay: sengkuap, kajang
awning in Indonesian: auning, sengkuap
awning in Vietnamese: hiên

Examples of awning in a sentence

But instead, the distinctive ironwork and glass platform awnings have been carefully refurbished, while making them compatible with the overhead wiring.2022 December 14, Robin Leleux, “A royal occasion as heritage projects honoured: Kettering”, in RAIL, number 972, page 56:
A few hundred yards across the pampa from where Chilean soldiers patrol the boundary, stern-faced, the Peruvian border police sit under wind-torn blue awnings, eyeing the Chileans warily.2026 May 23, John Bartlett, “Chile's MAGA-inspired border control”, in National Public Radio, Washington, D.C.: National Public Radio:

All 15 example sentences with awning

Forms of awning

plural	awnings

Plural of awning: awnings

Origin of awning

1615-25 (nautical sense only); from *awn + -ing, reduction of Middle French auvans (“sloping roof”), from Old French anvant (1180), from Gaulish *an(de)bannā (“eaves”) (compare Occitan ambans (“parapet”)), form of *ande- (intensive prefix) (compare Welsh an-, Old Irish ind-) + *bandā (“horn; peak”) (compare Welsh ban, Irish beann).

Words formed from awning

Phrases with awning

awning windows

Words that rhyme with awning

Questions about awning

What does awning mean?: Awning means a rooflike cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind.
What is awning in Hindi?: Awning in Hindi is छज्जा (chajjā). See Awning meaning in Hindi.
How do you use awning in a sentence?: But instead, the distinctive ironwork and glass platform awnings have been carefully refurbished, while making them compatible with the overhead wiring.
What part of speech is awning?: Awning is a noun.
How do you pronounce awning?: Awning is pronounced /ˈɔːnɪŋ/ (UK).
What is the plural of awning?: The plural of awning is awnings.

Words near awning in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: awning (page history and authors); awning (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); awning (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); വിരി (Malayalam) (page history and authors); awning (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ମଣ୍ଡପ (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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