Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small roofed structure projecting outward on a larger sloping roof.
- noun A window set in such a structure.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A sleeping-room; a dormitory.
- noun A dormer-window.
- noun Same as
dormant
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Arch.) A window pierced in a roof, and so set as to be vertical while the roof slopes away from it. Also, the gablet, or houselike structure, in which it is contained.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun architecture a
room -like ,roofed projection from asloping roof - noun
dormer-window
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical window
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I used to pretend I was a lighthouse keeper and the dormer was my lighthouse, and I’d look out for boats about to crash on our ront lawn, which I pretended was a treacherous beach.
When Lightning Strikes Jenny Carroll 2001
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I used to pretend I was a lighthouse keeper and the dormer was my lighthouse, and I’d look out for boats about to crash on our ront lawn, which I pretended was a treacherous beach.
When Lightning Strikes Jenny Carroll 2001
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I used to pretend I was a lighthouse keeper and the dormer was my lighthouse, and I’d look out for boats about to crash on our ront lawn, which I pretended was a treacherous beach.
When Lightning Strikes Jenny Carroll 2001
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Restoring dormer windows in the attic costs $1,200 a piece.
Va. couple puts up for sale house where George Washington slept Steve Hendrix 2011
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Restoring dormer windows in the attic costs $1,200 a piece.
Va. couple puts up for sale house where George Washington slept Steve Hendrix 2011
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The house rose three stories, the third being a steep roof with five dormer windows across.
Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear Elizabeth Chandler 2011
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The left portion sat low, with a simple sloping roof and dormer windows for its second floor.
Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear Elizabeth Chandler 2011
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Restoring dormer windows in the attic costs $1,200 a piece.
Va. couple puts up for sale house where George Washington slept Steve Hendrix 2011
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The house rose three stories, the third being a steep roof with five dormer windows across.
Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear Elizabeth Chandler 2011
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The left portion sat low, with a simple sloping roof and dormer windows for its second floor.
Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear Elizabeth Chandler 2011
chained_bear commented on the word dormer
A window partly in the wall and partly in the roof.
August 25, 2008