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Plural of awning

regular plural

The plural of awning is awnings.

Forms of awning

Singularawning /ˈɔːnɪŋ/
Pluralawnings
Countablecountable

Awnings in a sentence

  • 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.2022 December 14, Robin Leleux, “A royal occasion as heritage projects honoured: Kettering”, in RAIL, number 972, page 56
  • Under their awnings the women of the town were selling boubliks, thread and the like.2003, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, translated by David McDuff, The Brothers Karamazov: A Novel in Four Parts and an Epilogue, London: Penguin…. From the entry boublik
  • As the owner of this sailboat, I fuss about on deck, lashing down oars and fishing rods, pigsticks and awnings, for what might be a bouncy overnight passage.1997 July, Yachting, volume 181, number 7, page 70. From the entry pigstick

Meaning of awning

  1. noun A rooflike cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind.
  2. noun That part of the poop deck which is continued forward beyond the bulkhead of the cabin.

Full definition of awning

Questions about the plural of awning

What is the plural of awning?
The plural of awning is awnings.
Is awning countable?
Awning is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: awning (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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