sleeping porch

noun

1. a porch enclosed with glass or screening or a room with open sides or a row of windows used for sleeping in the open air.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sleeping porch¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Isolated on a sleeping porch and able to sense his family only when they approached the screen door, he learned to associate the sound of footsteps coming toward him with the imminence of loved ones.

From New York Times

Two fireplaces, gourmet kitchen with custom-made gourmet stove, sleeping porch.

From Washington Times

There are four bedrooms and a sleeping porch on the second floor and three more bedrooms on the top level.

From Washington Post

Property restored by historic preservationist, includes fireplace, built-in bookcases, gleaming wood floors, sleeping porch, deck, metal roof.

From Washington Times

With faux Tudor or Federal features, the three-level homes were 18 to 20 feet wide with three bedrooms, one bathroom and a summer sleeping porch.

From Washington Post