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dormer

[dawr-mer] / ˈdɔr mər /
NOUN
loft
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The roof and an upstairs dormer window of the property were severely damaged by fire.

From BBC Dec. 14, 2025

Believe it or not, it only takes those and a few more simple tools to build a dormer.

From Seattle Times Mar. 30, 2023

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

Tucked behind tall hedges and 12-foot gates, the 11,500-square-foot manor features dormer windows and Juliet balconies across the exterior.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 22, 2021

But then why, peeking out the dormer window, did I see, on the morning after our second night in the attic, a tank rolling by our front lawn?

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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

A few have Asian-inspired elements like flared or upturned columns or dormers, while others incorporate floral motifs and stained glass.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 8, 2025

Sixteen months earlier on our first call, Angel told me she had gone to the library to read about framing and building dormers.

From Seattle Times Mar. 30, 2023

A new insulated roof and dormers expanded the head space.

From New York Times Apr. 21, 2022

One year he’d painted the eaves and dormers, the clapboards and the deep-shaded summer porch, taking his time, finding pleasure.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson




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