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carport

/ˈkɑː(ɹ).pɔːt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables
car-port
IPA
/ˈkɑː(ɹ).pɔːt/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A roofed structure for automobile storage, usually attached to a house and not fully enclosed like a garage but with at least one side open to the outdoors.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈkɑː(ɹ).pɔːt/

Inflected Forms

carports (plural)

Synonyms

porte cochère car port

Questions

How do you pronounce carport?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑː(ɹ).pɔːt/.
What does carport mean?
A roofed structure for automobile storage, usually attached to a house and not fully enclosed like a garage but with at least one side open to the outdoors.
Where does carport come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce carport

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