Awning Definition
ônĭng
awnings
noun
awnings
A rooflike structure, often made of canvas or plastic, that serves as a shelter, as over a storefront, window, door, or deck.
American Heritage
A structure of canvas, metal, etc. projecting from above a window or door or over a patio, deck, etc. as a protection from the sun or rain.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Awning
Noun
Singular:
awningPlural:
awningsOrigin of Awning
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1615-25 (nautical sense only); from *awn + -ing, reduction of Middle French auvans ‘sloping roof’, from Old French anvant (1180), from Gaulish *an(de)banno (“eaves”) (compare Provençal ambans ‘parapet’), compound of ande ‘intensive prefix’ (compare Welsh an-, Old Irish ind-) and banno ‘horn’ (compare Welsh ban, Irish beann).
From Wiktionary
Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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