dormer

ˈdɔːrmər

Definition

Definition of dormer - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

architecture

TECH.

window built upright in a sloping roof

TECH.

The attic has a dormer for extra light.

gable window

Philippines

Rare

resident of a dormitory

Rare

The dormer joined the university last year.

boarder

inhabitant

resident

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Images of dormer

window built upright in a sloping roof

Expressions with dormer

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dormer window

opening built into a roofed extension projecting from a sloped surface

A dormer window brightened the attic bedroom.

Origin of dormer

Latin, dormitorium (sleeping place)

Terms with dormer included in their meaning

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lucarne

dormer window

vertical window projecting from a sloping roof

oxeye

architecture

oval or round dormer window

Examples of dormer in a sentence

Rain tapped gently on the dormer windows.
The dormer participated in the campus event.
As a dormer, she made many friends.

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French:lucarne, pensionnaire, ...
German:Gaube, Heimbewohner, ...
Italian:abbaino, residente del dormitorio, ...
Spanish:buhardilla, residente del dormitorio, ...
Portuguese:janela de sótão, residente do dormitório, ...
Chinese:老虎窗, 宿舍居民, ...
Japanese:ドーマー, 寮生, ...
Arabic:نافذة سقفية, سَاكِن السَّكَن, ...
Hebrew:חַלּוֹן גַּג, דַּיָּר מְעוֹנוֹת, ...
Russian:слуховое окно, обитатель общежития, ...
Ukrainian:мансардне вікно, мешканець гуртожитку, ...
Hindi:डॉरमर, छात्रावासी, ...
Bengali:ডরমার, ছাত্রাবাসবাসী, ...
Catalan:lucarna, resident del dormitori, ...
Czech:vikýř, koleják, ...
Danish:kvist, kolligieboer, ...
Dutch:dakkapel, slaapzaalbewoner, ...
Greek:φεγγίτης, κάτοικος, ...
Hungarian:tetőablak, kollégista, ...
Khmer:បង្អួចលើដំបូល, និស្សិតស្នាក់នៅអន្តេវាសិកដ្ឋាន, ...
Korean:돌출창, 기숙사생, ...
Persian:دورمر, ساکن خوابگاه, ...
Polish:lukarna, mieszkaniec akademika, ...
Portuguese (BR):janela de mansarda, morador do dormitório, ...
Romanian:lucarnă, student de cămin, ...
Swedish:takkupa, internatboende, ...
Thai:หน้าต่างโดเมอร์, นักศึกษาหอพัก, ...
Turkish:dormer, yurt sakini, ...
Vietnamese:cửa sổ mái, người sống trong ký túc xá, ...

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