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carport

carport

6 3.1
A shelter for one car with a roof but open sides
  • noun
  • /ˈkɑːrˌpɔrt/
translation icon : cobertizo para coches
  • You can park your vehicle in the spacious carport to keep it safe from the weather.
  • carport and garage
  • carport roof
  • carport door

And you will not even have a garage carport.

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Examples

  • His carport was littered with various auto parts and two old engine blocks.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • "The truck," he said, nodding toward the carport, where the pickup was pulled in behind the Toyota.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Oh, and make sure you put it in the carport, all right?

  • No, he has another carport.

  • A dog in the carport starts to bark.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • "Do you like this dress?" she asked him as they backed out of the carport.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • I'm not sleeping in the carport.

  • Did Mr. Crawford park in the carport?

  • She said no, but we got a really neat little carport there on the side of the house.

  • The final house was a two-story row house with a metal awning forming a carport in front of the single-car garage.

    Fiction book (1992)

How Enclosed

garage
614 1.0
carport
6 3.1
parking space
78 1.0

Surface Forms

carport singular
carports plural

Morphology

carport = car + port (opaque) = car + port

The components 'car' and 'port' do not transparently convey the meaning of a shelter for cars.

Etymology

Carport is made from car and port, where port means 'harbor' or 'shelter', like in airport or seaport. So a carport is a small, often open 'harbor' for your car that gives shelter without the walls of a garage.