English

Alternative forms

• dormer window

Noun

dormer-window ‎(plural dormer-windows)

1. An upright window built from a sloping roof.
   • 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,

     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.

• For usage examples of this term, see Citations:dormer-window.

Synonyms

• dormer

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