dormer-window en · NOUN
Etymology
See dormer.
Meanings
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An upright window built from a sloping roof.
He walked slowly past the gate and peered through a narrow gap in the cedar hedge. The girl was moving along a sanded walk, toward a gray, unpainted house, with a steep roof, broken by dormer windows.
1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, chapter I, in The House Behind the Cedars:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dormer-windows | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| dormer window | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
lucarne · dormer · dormant window · luthern
Translations (30)
vec abaino (upright window in a roof) · pl facjata (upright window in a roof) · ro lucarnă (upright window in a roof) · gl bufarda (upright window in a roof) · pdt Dackfensta (upright window in a roof) · nl dakvenster (upright window in a roof) · de Gaube (upright window in a roof) · ga fuinneog dhormánta (upright window in a roof) · it abbaino (upright window in a roof) · hy երդիկ (upright window in a roof) · cmn 老虎窗 (upright window in a roof) · es buhardilla (upright window in a roof) · da kvistvindye (upright window in a roof) · pt trapeira (upright window in a roof) · fi ullakkoikkuna (upright window in a roof) · gl viela (upright window in a roof) · gl lumieira (upright window in a roof) · gd uinneag mullaich (upright window in a roof) · de Dachgaubenfenster (upright window in a roof) · de Gaubenfenster (upright window in a roof) · ca claraboia (upright window in a roof) · fr lucarne (upright window in a roof) · fi kattolyhty (upright window in a roof) · de Dachgaube (upright window in a roof) · cs vikýř (upright window in a roof) · bg капандура (upright window in a roof) · ru слухово́е окно́ (upright window in a roof) · nrf f'nêt' à mansarde (upright window in a roof) · new क्वपुझ्याः (upright window in a roof) · is kvistgluggi (upright window in a roof)