dormer window

1. 1.

   the window in a gabled extension built to accommodate a window

   Broaderwindow

   Narroweroxeye
2. 2.

   a gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical window

   Synonymsdormer

   Broaderwindow

Questions about dormer window

What does dormer window mean?

dormer window means "the window in a gabled extension built to accommodate a window". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for dormer window?

Close synonyms include dormer. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dormer window a common word?

dormer window is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.