carport
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carport
- /ˈkɑː(ɹ).pɔːt/ UK
Where it comes from
From car + port, coined by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1936 and modeled on the French porte cochère (literally “coach entrance”).
noun carports
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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.
Near-synonym: porte cochère (not always differentiated)
Similar: porte cochère
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noun roofed structure for automobile storage
| Español | cochera, marquesina, pórtico, soportal |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 車棚 /车棚 chēpéng |
| Français | auvent |
| Deutsch | Carport |
| Русский | наве́с для автомоби́ля navés dlja avtomobílja |
Talk about this word "carport." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/carport. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. carport. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/carport "carport." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/carport.Cite this
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title = {carport},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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