noun.
A rooflike structure, often made of canvas or plastic, that serves as a shelter, as over a storefront, window, door, or deck.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A movable roof-like covering of canvas or other cloth spread over any place, or in front of a window, door, etc., as a protection from the sun's rays.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A rooflike cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind.
noun.
That part of the poop deck which is continued forward beyond the bulkhead of the cabin.