Dormer
['dɔːmə]
Definition
(noun.) a gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical window.
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Definition
(n.) Alt. of Dormer window
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [Written also Dormar.] Luthern, dormer-window.
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Examples
- If one does not wish to undergo the expense of the dormer window a scuttle in the roof is all that is necessary. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- In the roof upon one side place a dormer window at D in the illustration; this window is immediately over the partition. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- There were two windows in the roof, one was blocked with boards, the other was a narrow dormer window on the north side. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
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