Awning

//ˈɔːnɪŋ//

"Awning" in a Sentence (8 examples)

An awning broke his fall and saved his life.

We're happy that we're able to flee to the large awning, shielding ourselves from the rays of the harsh sun.

The awning provides shelter from the rain.

The awning is all dirty.

Window awnings can reduce solar heat gain in the summer by up to 65% on south-facing windows and 77% on west-facing windows. You can use an awning to shade one window or have an awning custom-made to shade the entire side of your house.

They stood under the shop's awning to shelter from the rain.

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.

But instead, the distinctive ironwork and glass platform awnings have been carefully refurbished, while making them compatible with the overhead wiring. Kettering's island Platform 2/3 is especially noteworthy. Although it dates from 1879, when the station was enlarged to four platforms, the same original (1857) patterns for the delicate cast-ironwork seem to have been used - […].

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