(awning) a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun
An awning or overhang is a secondary covering attached to the exterior wall of a building. It is typically composed of canvas woven of acrylic, cotton or polyester yarn, or vinyl laminated to polyester fabric that is stretched tightly over a light structure of aluminium, iron or steel, possibly
(awning) A rooflike cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind; That part of the poop deck which is continued forward beyond the bulkhead of the cabin
A sheet of canvas or other material stretched on a frame and used to keep the sun or rain off a storefront, window, doorway, or deck
A square or cubic yard, esp. of sand or other building materials
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
A unit of linear measure equal to 3 feet (0.9144 meter)
the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard"
a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings); "they opened a repair yard on the edge of town"
A great length
9.10.10 Awning
Carrolyn's back yard is a simple, fenced-in plot overlooking some grass, a parking lot and a medical facility. But even here, texture abounds, and shapes are bright in the sunlight.
Doug's Un-Birthday Party 5/13/06
Doug trying not to act as surprised as he really was.