Carport

/ˈkɑːrpɔːrt/ noun

A roofed structure with open sides, designed to provide shelter for a parked car but without fully enclosed walls like a garage has.

From 'car' + 'port' (from Latin 'porticus,' a covered structure). This American English term became common in the 1920s-1930s as automobiles proliferated and architects needed economical shelter solutions.

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