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carport

car·port

UK/ˈkɑː(ɹ).pɔːt/ US/ˈkɑˌrpɔrt/ uncommon

noun

1.

garage for one or two cars consisting of a flat roof supported on poles

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Origin

From car + port, coined by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1936 and modeled on the French porte cochère (literally “coach entrance”).

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