Arizona room

Arizona room
 n.— «She wanted to convert her carport into a garage and then she wanted to transform her covered patio into what’s called an Arizona room.» —“City stops contractor from finishing renovation” KTVK-TV (Phoenix, Arizona) Jan. 18, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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