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carport

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


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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

This week, the livestock was gone, and a black tarpaulin had been erected around the carport and the entrance to her house.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025

Carrillo said the management company has submitted an application to the county for carport debris removal.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 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

I went out the back door and stood in the carport and listened to Reverend Obertask say, “I am very worried about this child.”

From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo