awning

Meaning

1. A rooflike cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind.
2. That part of the poop deck which is continued forward beyond the bulkhead of the cabin.

Synonyms

canopy

tent

⛺

sunblind

sunshade

shed

covering

terrace

porch

marquee

courtyard

lean-to

screen

sun-blind

sunroof

tilt

pavilion

awn

roof window

eyeshade

shade

lampshade

shelf

shelter

hood

sun blind

bed curtains

canvas roof

eaves

tarp

tarpaulin

cover

blind

tester

rain-awning

top

🔝

trellis

umbrella

☔

marquess

marquis

open

overhang

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɔːnɪŋ/

Etymology

Cognate with Occitan: ambans

Cognate with Welsh: an-

Cognate with Old Irish: ind-

Cognate with Welsh: ban

Cognate with Irish: beann

In summary

1615-25 (nautical sense only); from *awn + -ing, reduction of Middle French auvans (“sloping roof”), from Old French anvant (1180), from Gaulish *an(de)bannā (“eaves”) (compare Occitan ambans (“parapet”)), form of *ande- (intensive prefix) (compare Welsh an-, Old Irish ind-) + *bandā (“horn; peak”) (compare Welsh ban, Irish beann).