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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A dormer-window.
2. 2
   A window or opening in an industrial building that supports a hoist above doors on a lower floor.

Synonyms

All synonyms

dormer-window

Etymology

Borrowed from French lucarne, from Germanic. See below.

Related phrases

dormer window

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