sunbreak

or sun·break·er

[ suhn-breyk or suhn-brey-ker ]
/ ˈsʌnˌbreɪk or ˈsʌnˌbreɪ kər /

noun

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

Origin of sunbreak

First recorded in 1820–30; sun + break

Words nearby sunbreak

sunberry, sunbird, sunblock, sunbonnet, sunbow, sunbreak, sunburn, sunburst, sunburst pleats, sunbury, sunbury-on-thames

Example sentences from the Web for sunbreak

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

    The Secret of the Ninth Planet |Donald Allen Wollheim