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dormer

[dawr-mer] / ˈdɔr mər /
NOUN
loft
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Having had "a brief look at the roof space" on the applicant's house, he said things such as dormer windows could reduce roof space, meaning "less panels" could be installed.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

“Hi, friend. It’s Angel. The dormer went really well,” she wrote.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2023

A steep roof and dormer windows accentuate the Traditional style.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2019

That something might be a chimney, a plumbing vent pipe, a powered attic fan, a turbine vent or a dormer, or it might be where two roof surfaces intersect.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 8, 2019

He likes the dormer window he sees first thing in the mornings when he opens his eyes and looking at Battell Chapel.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Their dormers hadn’t been built yet; the lawns hardly had grass; the trees were plants held steady by sticks, a piece of paper attached by wire to the branches: “Apple tree.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

The architectural towers sport cupolas, buttresses, dormers and booming cannons, and they’re decorated with floral garlands, war-trophy cartouches and jewel-toned colors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2022

A new insulated roof and dormers expanded the head space.

From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2022

Some people also paid for customized add-ons to their homes, like dormers or a porch.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 27, 2022

And so Harry and Cato began their life at Mrs. De Boer’s, living in one of the narrow dormers in the attic.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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