porch swing
porch swing noun: a type of swing, often made of wood and having space for two people to sit and rock back and forth. A porch swing is often connected to the roof of the porch with chains and hooks in the ceiling but may also hang from a self-standing frame.
Noun
porch swing (plural porch swings)
- A type of swing, often made of wood and having space for two people to sit and rock back and forth. A porch swing is often connected to the roof of the porch with chains and hooks in the ceiling but may also hang from a self-standing frame.
- There were Miss Maudie’s, Miss Stephanie’s — there was our house, I could see the porch swing —Miss Rachel’s house was beyond us, plainly visible.1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC
Forms of porch swing
| plural | porch swings |
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Questions about porch swing
- What does porch swing mean?
- Porch swing means a type of swing, often made of wood and having space for two people to sit and rock back and forth. A porch swing is often connected to the roof of the porch with chains and hooks in the ceiling but may also hang from a self-standing frame.
- What part of speech is porch swing?
- Porch swing is a noun.
- What is the plural of porch swing?
- The plural of porch swing is porch swings.
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