Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Awning \Awn"ing\, n. [Origin uncertain: cf. F. auvent awing, or
   Pers. [=a]wan, [=a]wang, anything suspended, or LG. havening
   a place sheltered from wind and weather, E. haven.]
   1. A rooflike cover, usually of canvas, extended over or
      before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind.

   2. (Naut.) That part of the poop deck which is continued
      forward beyond the bulkhead of the cabin.

Source : WordNet®

awning
     n : a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from
         rain or sun [syn: {sunshade}, {sunblind}]