Synonyms:
awning, sunshade, sunblind
Meaning: a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun
Usage examples
They furnished three canoes, two for baggage and one covered with a palm-leaf awning for ourselves.
She glanced back over her shoulder at Saint Hubert, but he had gone to the open doorway to speak to Yusef, and was standing out under the awning.
Standing near the awning, and being a nimble fellow, at one spring he threw himself upon it, drew the arms to him, fired his pistol among the men, one of whom he wounded, (who jumping overboard was lost) and gave the signal.
They were all searched, but they however contrived to get on board four pistols, which were all the arms they had for the enterprise, though Fourgette had 20 hands on board, and his small arms on the awning, to be in readiness.