sunbreak

[ suhn-breyk ]

noun

1. a projection from the side of a building for intercepting part of the sunlight falling upon the adjacent surface.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sunbreak¹

First recorded in 1820–30; sun + break

Example Sentences

While they were assembling the sunbreak, Haines and Boulton unloaded a portable antitank rocket launcher.

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