porch swing
A type of swing, often made of wood and having space for two people to sit and rock…A type of swing, often made of wood and having space for two people to sit and rock back and forth. A porch swing is often connected to the roof of the porch with chains and hooks in the ceiling but may also hang from a self-standing frame.
» Tom sat on the porch swing, smoking his pipe.
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1 sensesA type of swing, often made of wood and having space for two people to sit and rock back and forth. A porch swing is often connected to the roof of the porch with chains and hooks in the ceiling but may also hang from a self-standing frame.
Examples
3 sentencesTom sat on the porch swing, smoking his pipe.
Tom sat on the porch swing and smoked his pipe.
Gustavo's cabin had a porch swing where he enjoyed reading his favorite books.
Forms
plural: porch swings| Singular | porch swing |
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See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.