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dormer

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dor·mer  (dôrmr)
n.
1. A window set vertically into a small gable projecting from a sloping roof.
2. The gable holding such a window.
[Obsolete French dormeor, sleeping room, from dormir, to sleep; see dormant.]
dormer or dormer window
Noun
a window that is built upright in a sloping roof [Latin dormitorium dormitory]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dormerdormer - a gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical window
dormer window
window - a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
Translations

dormer [ˈdɔːməʳ] n (also: dormer window) → buhardilla
dormer [ˈdɔːməʳ] n (also: dormer window) → lucarne f
dormer [ˈdɔːməʳ] n (also: dormer window) → Mansardenfenster nt
dormer [ˈdɔːməʳ] n (also: dormer window) → abbaino
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Two broad dormer windows looked out toward the Gulf, and as far across it as a man's eye might reach.
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There were two windows in it; the dormer one looked out on the lower harbor and the sand-bar and the Four Winds light.
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