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

Example sentences :

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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