sunshade
IPA: sˈʌnʃeɪd
noun
- Something to keep the sun off, or create shade from the sun; a parasol or awning.
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Examples of "sunshade" in Sentences
- It is possible to hire a sunshade.
- A snap in sunshade was a desirable option.
- The building uses a modern sunshade to filter daylight.
- In addition, lighting sources are installed along the sunshade.
- Power is provided by solar panels which extend beyond the sunshade.
- The eyes are also protected by large eyelashes which act as a sunshade.
- The opaque sunroof was replaced by a sliding sunshade and glass window.
- An optional snap in sunshade or air conditioning system were desirable.
- But should Earth be faced with an abrupt climate crisis, a space sunshade is a technically feasible solution.
- To some, such as Wigley, a sunshade could be a rational strategy to buy time for the long labor of converting to a carbon-neutral energy supply.
- A suggested high-atmosphere "sunshade" of particles to battle global warming could reduce energy production from centralized solar power plants.
- Dan Murphy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) investigates a major inspiration for "sunshade" schemes, the volcanic eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991.
- Attempts to deal with global warming by putting a particulate "sunshade" into the atmosphere would have adverse effects on solar power generation, according to a US federal boffin.
- Quite literally, the quaint and elliptical passage runs: 'The shameless one me "sunshade" only,' which the Commentary explains as 'My husband calls me not even an umbrella which he makes for his livelihood.'
- "Oh, you may make fun," said Anna, snapping open the frothy thing she called a sunshade, "but you don't know how I lie awake nights, shuddering lest Lena grow up a near-sighted girl with no color and serious views."
- Another study, published in Geophysical Research Letters, showed that reflecting incoming solar radiation (through the use of a large "sunshade") would impact the hydrological cycle, leading to a drier global climate.
- Researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, meanwhile, warned that suggestions for a high-atmosphere "sunshade" of particles to battle global warming could reduce energy production from solar power plants.
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