carport
UK/ˈkɑː(ɹ).pɔːt/
carport noun: 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.
Noun
carport (plural carports)
- 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.
- Near-synonym: porte cochère (not always differentiated)
- Franklin decided to improve his carport by walling in the sides and turning it into a garage.
- Synonyms:
- porte cochère
Synonyms of carport
Forms of carport
| plural | carports |
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Origin of carport
From car + port, coined by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1936 and modeled on the French porte cochère (literally “coach entrance”).
Questions about carport
- What does carport mean?
- Carport means 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.
- What part of speech is carport?
- Carport is a noun.
- How do you pronounce carport?
- Carport is pronounced /ˈkɑː(ɹ).pɔːt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of carport?
- The plural of carport is carports.
Words near carport in the dictionary
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