English Explanatory Dictionary

carport

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɑː(ɹ).pɔːt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-carport.wav

Word forms

carport carports

Etymology

From car + port, coined by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1936 and modeled on the French porte cochère (literally “coach entrance”).

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