Definition

1. Noun:
   • A portable device for providing shade from the sun: A sunshade is a handheld, typically collapsible object, like a parasol or umbrella, used to protect a person from direct sunlight.
   • A fixed protective covering: A sunshade is also a stationary canopy or awning, often made of fabric or other material, designed to shelter people or objects from the sun or rain.

Examples

• Noun:
  • She carried a white sunshade to stay cool during the garden party.
  • The café installed a large canvas sunshade over the outdoor tables.

Advanced Usage

• "to put up a sunshade": to erect or open a sunshade.
  • We need to put up the sunshade before the guests arrive for the picnic.
• "to take shelter under a sunshade": to use a sunshade for protection.
  • The market vendors took shelter under their sunshades during the sudden downpour.

Variants and Related Words

• Parasol (n): A light, decorative umbrella used as a sunshade, especially by women in the past.
  • Her Victorian costume was complete with a lace parasol.
• Awning (n): A sheet of canvas or other material stretched on a frame and used as a fixed sunshade over a door or window.
  • The red and white awning provided shade for the shop entrance.
• Umbrella (n): A device consisting of a circular canopy on a folding frame, used for protection against rain or sun. (Note: In modern usage, "umbrella" often implies rain protection, while "sunshade" or "parasol" specifies sun protection).

Synonyms

• Canopy: An overhead covering.
• Shade: Something that provides shelter from light, especially sunlight.

Related Phrases

• Sun shield: A protective screen, often used for car windshields.
  • He placed a reflective sun shield in the car's windshield.
• Sun blind: A screen for a window to block sunlight.
  • They pulled down the sun blind to darken the room.

Related Idioms

• A place in the sun: A position of favor or advantage.
  • After years of hard work, she finally found her place in the sun.

Noun

1. a handheld collapsible source of shade
2. a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun