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Windcatcher

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Noun
  1. 1
    A traditional Persian architectural element for creating natural ventilation in buildings.

Etymology

From wind + catcher, calque of Persian بادگیر, from باد (bâd, “wind”) + گیر (gir, “catch[er]”).

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