: a rooflike cover extending over or in front of a place (as over the deck or in front of a door or window) as a shelter
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stayed under the awning outside the shop during the rainstorm
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Other useful creature comforts include a roll-out shower tent and a deployable awning that offers plenty of shade on a sunny day.
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2025
Despite this, most festival goers camp within the festival grounds in tents, campervans or cars with awnings.
—Andrea Agostini Ferrer, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
Available add-ons include a dog kennel, solar charging, interior motorcycle mount, awning, exterior bicycle rack, window shades and hitch receiver.
—New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2025
An awning above us began to retract, with a whirr, for no apparent reason.
—Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2025
Despite this, most festival goers camp within the festival grounds in tents, campervans or cars with awnings.
—Andrea Agostini Ferrer, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
Available add-ons include a dog kennel, solar charging, interior motorcycle mount, awning, exterior bicycle rack, window shades and hitch receiver.
—New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2025
An awning above us began to retract, with a whirr, for no apparent reason.
—Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Awning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/awning. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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awning
noun
aw·ning
ˈȯn-iŋ 
ˈän-
: a cover (as of canvas) that shades or shelters like a roof
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