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dormer Definition

dor·mer (dôrmər)

noun

  1. a window set upright in a sloping roof
  2. the roofed projection in which this window is set

Etymology: OFr dormeour < L dormitorium: see dormitory

dormer Usage Examples

Converse of object

have: She questions the wisdom of having three separate dormers at the back of the house.

Preposition: in

roof: Dormers in the roof allow the windows to be carried higher.

Adjective modifier

  • hipped: Steep hipped Swithland slate roofs with deep eaves and hipped dormers.
  • gabled: Road front has projecting gable to right, and a bay of 1½ stories with gabled dormer and staircase window.
  • light: To left of central section a 1 light dormer with stack with fixed 1 light.
  • large: Separate dormers which reflect the window proportions of the main dwelling are visually more appropriate than a single large dormer.
  • pitched: Steep pitched clay tile roofs with pitched roof dormers.
  • rear: Erection of 3 no. rear dormers to facilitate a loft conversion, creation of undercroft and first floor extension to existing house.

Modifies a noun

  • bungalow: Parkside is a detached dormer bungalow situated at the heart of the village with lovely rural views.
  • window: Part of the dormer window is higher than the highest part of the roof.
  • extension: Planning controls may govern the broad design and style of a dormer roof extension.
  • conversion: Within suitably designed loft and dormer conversions can reduce levels of sound conversion.
  • roof: To increase light into the room designs can include a roof window within a flat dormer roof.
  • frame: Roof rafters on either side of the aperture provide a base for the dormer frame.

Noun used with modifier

  • eyebrow: Ask too about our specialist range of curved or eyebrow dormer designs.
  • roof: Steep pitched clay tile roofs with pitched roof dormers.
  • half: On right end a French window with 1 light half dormer above.
  • attic: This two-storey building with attic dormers is brick with a Welsh slate roof.
  • light: Stack on diagonal to right with 1 light and 2 light further right with 2 light dormer over.
  • bedroomed: The house included in the sale is a five bedroomed dormer house built in 1987 and in excellent condition.

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