dormer
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A dormer is a roofed structure for a window.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2023
Stone, shutters and dormer windows bring colonial style to the exterior, and inside, the grand foyer showcases a Paul R. Williams trademark: the spiral staircase.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2022
Here’s a partial list of things that are not a roof: plumbing vent pipe, chimney, skylights, powered roof ventilator, attic or room dormer, a wall that’s next to and rises above a roof.
From Washington Post • Jul. 19, 2022
As their dormer bungalow falls into council tax band E, they won't be eligible for the £150 rebate being offered.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2022
Even with the afternoon sunlight slanting in through the dormer windows, the farthest reaches of the attic were deep in shadow.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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