Synonyms for awning
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : aw-ning |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔ nɪŋ |
Définition of awning
Origin :- 1624, origin uncertain (first recorded use is by Capt. John Smith), perhaps from Middle French auvans, plural of auvent "a sloping roof," "itself of doubtful etym[ology]" (OED). A nautical term only until sense of "cover for windows or porch" emerged 1852.
- noun canopy
- An awning from the house door to the curbstone, and a policeman!
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- He said this was no way to treat volunteers, and proposed that we should "unship the awning."
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- He turned his back deliberately and walked to his own awning.
- Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
- And, indeed, patches of darkness had for a moment been passing above the awning of the roof.
- Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
- Outside on the poop-deck he found Asad alone now with Marzak under the awning.
- Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
- He flashed a glance in the direction of the divan under the awning where the Basha slept.
- Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
- Out there under the awning a group of gentlemen stood in earnest talk.
- Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
- Code found Elsa ensconced with a book under the awning amidships.
- Extract from : « The Harbor of Doubt » by Frank Williams
- The green tent, its fly extended like an awning, awaited her entrance.
- Extract from : « Sacrifice » by Stephen French Whitman
- There was no awning over the deck, and most of the passengers went below.
- Extract from : « Rollo in Holland » by Jacob Abbott
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