Meaning

2 senses
  1. A rooflike cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind.

    Markise

    марки́заmarkíza, наве́сnavés, тентtɛnt

    маркізаmarkiza, наві́сnavís, козиро́кkozyrók

    a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun

  2. That part of the poop deck which is continued forward beyond the bulkhead of the cabin.

    Sonnenschutz

    наве́сnavés

Examples

7 sentences
  1. We sell sensors for motorized awnings.

    deWir verkaufen Sensoren für Markisen mit Motor.

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  2. The awning provides shelter from the rain.

    ruНавес укрывает от дождя.

    deDas Vordach schützt vor dem Regen.

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  3. Sensors for motorized awnings can be bought here.

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  4. An awning broke his fall and saved his life.

    deEine Markise unterbrach seinen Sturz und rettete sein Leben.

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  5. They stood under the shop's awning to shelter from the rain.

    deSie standen unter dem Vordach des Ladens, um dem Regen zu entgehen.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a rooflike cover:
Русский
By meaning 1
a rooflike cover:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
a rooflike cover:
that part of the poop deck which is continued forward beyond the bulkhead of the cabin:

Origin

1615-25 (nautical sense only); from *awn + -ing, reduction of Middle French auvans (“slopi

1615-25 (nautical sense only); from *awn + -ing, reduction of Middle French auvans (“sloping roof”), from Old French anvant (1180), from Gaulish *an(de)bannā (“eaves”) (compare Occitan ambans (“parapet”)), form of *ande- (intensive prefix) (compare Welsh an-, Old Irish ind-) + *bandā (“horn; peak”) (compare Welsh ban, Irish beann).

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Forms

plural: awnings
Singularawning
Pluralawnings

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun:sunshadesunblind

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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