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sunshade

[ suhn-sheyd ]

/ ˈsʌnˌʃeɪd /

noun

something used as a protection from the rays of the sun, as an awning or a parasol.

Origin of sunshade

First recorded in 1835–45; sun + shade

Words nearby sunshade

sunset, sunset clause, sunset law, sunset state, sunsetting, sunshade, sunshine, sunshine law, sunshine state, sunsick, sunspace

Example sentences from the Web for sunshades

More, they provided him with sunshades and refrigerated air that they did not need for themselves.

Sand Doom |William Fitzgerald Jenkins
The beach was all ablaze with the brilliant colours of sunshades, hats, and bathing-skirts.

The Firing Line |Robert W. Chambers
A cluster of sunshades on the bridge glowed for a moment and was lost in shadow.

Villa Rubein and Other Stories |John Galsworthy
Your hats go with your dresses and your sunshades with both.

Balloons |Elizabeth Bibesco

For the last dozen years, fashion has varied, with every new season, the mode and covering of Sunshades.

The Sunshade |Octave Uzanne

British Dictionary definitions for sunshades

sunshade

/ (ˈsʌnˌʃeɪd) /

noun

a device, esp a parasol or awning, serving to shade from the sun