sunshade

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a parasol carried to protect a person from sunlight

   She opened her sunshade before walking across the bright courtyard.

2. 2
   noun

   a fixed or adjustable covering that blocks sunlight

   We fitted a sunshade above the patio doors.

A compound of sun and shade. Related forms existed in Old English and Middle English for a veil or covering used to keep off the sun.

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