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carport

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Buildings, Motor vehicles
car·port /ˈkɑːpɔːt $ ˈkɑːrpɔːrt/ noun [countable]  TBBTTCa shelter for a car which consists of a roof supported by posts or walls 〔靠柱子或墙搭建的〕汽车棚,停车棚
Examples from the Corpus
carportIf you haven't even got room for a single lean-to garage, you could always consider building a carport.A County-model Land-Rover had been backed up against a stack of firewood in the shelter of a thatched carport.The Toyota was in the carport, bunkered down, sleeping.As he pulled into the carport, Doreen appeared at the kitchen window, face tense with worry.A door connected kitchen with bathroom, with the rear door leading from the kitchen to the carport.A back door led out to the carport and there were two windows, just as there were in the front.He walked round to the carport and put the chainsaw back in the chest.The carport and Land-Rover obstructed Trent's view of the windows.
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carport
carport /ˈkɑːpɔːt $ ˈkɑːrpɔːrt/ noun [countable]
a shelter for a car which consists of a roof supported by posts or walls
     
THESAURUS
■ places where you can park a car
    parking space/place a space in a street, car park etc where a car can be left
    garage a building for keeping a car in, usually next to or attached to a house
    parking garage especially American English a building near or under a public place where cars can be parked
    car park British English, parking lot American English an area where cars can be parked
    multistorey car park British English a building with many levels where cars can be parked
    carport a shelter for a car which has a roof but no sides
    drive British English, driveway American English the hard area between your house or garage and the street. on which you can leave a car


car·portBrE /ˈkɑːpɔːt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɑːrpɔːrt/ 🔊 nouna shelter for a car, usually built beside a house and consisting of a roof supported by posts (沿房搭建的)汽车棚