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awning
- /ˈɔːnɪŋ/ UK
- /ˈɔnɪŋ/ US
- /ˈɑnɪŋ/ cot caught merger
Rhymes with -ɔːnɪŋ
Where it comes from
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).
noun awnings
- A rooflike cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind. At Nairobi the mail waits an hour-and-a-half. The station has three long platforms, mostly covered in awnings, the island connected with the main platform (which is used by the mails in both directions) by a subway.
- That part of the poop deck which is continued forward beyond the bulkhead of the cabin.
Translations
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noun a rooflike cover
| Español | toldo, tejaroz, marquesina, marquesa, cobertizo, entoldado |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 日よけ hiyoke, 天幕 tenmaku |
| 中文 | 遮篷 zhēpeng, 雨篷 yǔpéng, 天幕 tiānmù, 天棚 tiānpéng |
| हिन्दी | छज्जा chajjā |
| Português | toldo |
| Français | marquise, auvent |
| Deutsch | Markise |
| Ελληνικά | τέντα ténta |
| Русский | марки́за markíza, наве́с navés, тент tɛnt, козырёк kozyrjók |
| Tiếng Việt | hiên |
| עברית | סוֹכֵךְ sochéch |
noun that part of the poop deck which is continued forward beyond the bulkhead of the cabin
| हिन्दी | छज्जा chajjā |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Sonnenschutz |
| Русский | наве́с navés |
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title = {awning},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/awning},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
