- A window set vertically into a small gable projecting from a sloping roof.
- The gable holding such a window.
[Obsolete French dormeor, sleeping room, from dormir, to sleep. See dormant.]
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[Obsolete French dormeor, sleeping room, from dormir, to sleep. See dormant.]
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1. A window projecting through a sloping roof (single dormer).
2. The roofed structure containing such a window (shed dormer).
Example:

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Victorian; chopped cooked lamb mixed with rice and suet, rolled into sausage shapes, coated in egg and breadcrumbs and fried.
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South African dual-purpose sheep with fleece of 22 to 24 micron fiber diameter. Produced by crossing Merino and Dorset Horn breeds.
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A dormer is a structural element of a building that protrudes from the plane of a sloping roof surface. Dormers are used, either in original construction or as later additions, to create usable space in the roof of a building by adding headroom and usually also by enabling addition of windows.[1]
Often conflated with the term 'dormer', a dormer window is a window set into the dormer. Like skylights, dormer windows are a source of light and ventilation for top floors, but unlike skylights (which are flush with the roof surface) they also increase the amount of headroom in the room and allow for more usable space.
A blind dormer is a dormer that can only be seen from the outside of the house: it's roofed off on the inside, and doesn't provide any extra space or light. These are often used in McMansions to make the house appear more impressive.
A dormer will often be one of the primary elements of a loft conversion.
The main types of dormer are:
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| Translations: Dormer |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - kvistvindue
Français (French)
n. - lucarne
Deutsch (German)
n. - Dachgaube, Mansardenfenster
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (οικοδ.) παράθυρο σοφίτας
Português (Portuguese)
n. - janela (f) de água-furtada
Русский (Russian)
слуховое окно
Español (Spanish)
n. - buhardilla
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vindskupefönster, mansardfönster
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
天窗, 老虎窗
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 天窗, 老虎窗
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) نافذة مستقيمه ناتئه من سقف مائل
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