awning Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun
    sunblind; sunshade.

WordNet

Awn"ing noun
Etymology
Origin uncertain: cf. F. auvent awing, or Pers. awan, awang, anything suspended, or LG. havening a place sheltered from wind and weather, E. haven.
Definitions
  1. A rooflike cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind.
  2. (Naut.) That part of the poop deck which is continued forward beyond the bulkhead of the cabin.

Webster 1913