car·port

(kär′pôrt′)

An open-sided shelter for one or more cars, usually formed by a roof projecting from the side of a building.

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carport

(ˈkɑːˌpɔːt)

(Building) a shelter for a car usually consisting of a roof built out from the side of a building and supported by posts

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car•port

(ˈkɑrˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt)

n.

a simple shed or a roof projecting from the side of a building for sheltering an automobile.

[1935–40]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

carport - garage for one or two cars consisting of a flat roof supported on poles

car port

garage - an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles

Translations

tettoia

carport

[ˈkɑːpɔːt] N → cochera f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

carport

n → Einstellplatz m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

carport

[ˈkɑːˌpɔːt] n → tettoia (per automobile)

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