What is another word for dormers?

Pronunciation: [dˈɔːməz] (IPA)

Dormers, also known as roof windows, are structural elements that protrude from steep-pitched roofs and provide additional headroom and ventilation. These architectural features come in various shapes and sizes, including gable, shed, eyebrow, and hipped dormers. However, there are several synonyms for the term "dormers," such as "lucarnes," "louvres," "skylights," "attic windows," and "roof lights." These terms are commonly used in the architecture, construction, and real estate industries to describe similar features that add architectural interest and functional benefits to a property. So whether you prefer to call them dormers or by their synonyms, these elements remain a staple of traditional and modern building designs.

What are the hypernyms for Dormers?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    roof structure, roof accessory, roof vent.

Usage examples for Dormers

There were truncated towers, a mansard roof, hideous dormers, and a reckless outbreak of perfectly useless bay windows.
"An Alabaster Box"
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman and Florence Morse Kingsley
At the same time, in all probability, the dormers were inserted.
"The Care of Books"
John Willis Clark
The cornice is of wood, and above this is a steep-pitched tile roof with dormers, surmounted by a balustrade inclosing a flat, from which rises a most picturesque wooden cupola.
"Vanishing England"
P. H. Ditchfield

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