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carport

[kahr-pawrt, -pohrt] / ˈkɑrˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /


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The home has an attached two-car garage, a garage for a golf cart, and a detached four-car garage with a carport.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

According to the Murrieta Police Department, officers responded to a residential structure fire at 41690 Knight Drive and found a mobile home, carport, three vehicles, two outbuildings and a large pine tree engulfed in flames.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

Missy Chapman said, taking cover in her neighbor’s carport.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

On Friday morning, he saw his corrugated iron carport being lifted out of the ground and tipped into an area of woodland.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2025

When I waited on Miss Caulier, her carport attach to the house so I didn’t have to go outside.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett




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