carport

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

car port

car shed

Translations

Carport

carport

Einstellplatz

Wagenschuppen

στέγασμα για αυτοκίνητο

abri d'auto

posto auto coperto

carport

مرآب

yanları açık garaj

Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɑː(ɹ).pɔːt/
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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