: an open-sided automobile shelter by the side of a building
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The matter came out of a disagreement over language in a resident survey about carports.—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2025 Meanwhile, in Kentucky, four people were injured near a church in Ballard County after taking shelter in a van parked beneath a carport.—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025 In far western Kentucky, four people were injured while taking shelter in a vehicle under a church carport, said the emergency management office in Ballard County.—CBS News, 3 Apr. 2025 Ballard County Director of Emergency Management Travis Holder said a family of four, including a mother, father, daughter and son, were sheltering under a carport at Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church when the storms ramped up.—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for carport
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