awning
noun
[ ˈɔːnɪŋ ]
• a sheet of canvas or other material stretched on a frame and used to keep the sun or rain off a shop window, doorway, or ship's deck.
Similar:
canopy,
shade,
sunshade,
shelter,
cover,
covering,
tarpaulin,
blind,
sunblind,
velarium,
Origin:
early 17th century (originally in nautical use): of unknown origin.
