dormer (redirected from dormer windows)

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.

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[Obsolete French dormeor, sleeping room, from dormir, to sleep; see dormant.]

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dormer [ˈdɔːmə]

n

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a construction with a gable roof and a window at its outer end that projects from a sloping roof Also called dormer window

[from Old French dormoir, from Latin dormītōrium dormitory]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

dormer - 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 f, lucerna f

dormer [ˈdɔː^rmə^r] n (also dormer window) → lucarne f

dormer (window)

n → Mansardenfenster nt

dormer [ˈdɔːməʳ] n (also dormer window) → abbaino