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| 1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
awning
n 1: a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from
rain or sun [syn: awning, sunshade, sunblind]
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| 2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Awning \Awn"ing\ ([add]n"[i^]ng), n. [Origin uncertain: cf. F.
auvent awing, or Pers. [=a]wan, [=a]wang, anything suspended,
or LG. havening a place sheltered from wind and weather, E.
haven.]
1. A rooflike cover, usually of canvas, extended over or
before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Naut.) That part of the poop deck which is continued
forward beyond the bulkhead of the cabin.
[1913 Webster]
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