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Thesaurus: dormer window

A window pierced in a roof, and so set as to be vertical while the roof slopes away from it. Also, the gablet, or houselike structure, in which it is contained.

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  1. n. A window pierced in a roof, and so set as to be vertical while the roof slopes away from it. Also, the gablet, or houselike structure, in which it is contained.
  2. n. the window in a gabled extension built to accommodate a window
  3. n. a gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical window
  4. A window pierced in a roof, and so set as to be vertical while the roof slopes away from it. Also, the gablet, or houselike structure, in which it is contained.