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dormer

[ dawr-mer ]

noun

  1. Also called dormer window. a vertical window in a projection built out from a sloping roof.
  2. the entire projecting structure.


dormer

/ ˈɔːə /

noun

  1. a construction with a gable roof and a window at its outer end that projects from a sloping roof Also calleddormer window
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dormer1

1585–95; < Middle French dormoir dormitory
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dormer1

C16: from Old French dormoir, from Latin ǰīōܳ dormitory
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Plumbing vent pipes, dormers, turbine vents, chimneys, pot vents, powered attic ventilation fans, solar-array-panel brackets, etc., are all examples of things that are not a roof but found on roofs.

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A dormer is a roofed structure for a window.

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An attic conversion could need dormers to elevate the roofline and turn it into a bathroom or bedroom that meets the code.

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They can add copper strips at the top of all the ridges on the roofs and dormers that will arrest the aging process of the shingles.

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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.

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