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

/ ˈdɔːmə /

noun

1. Also called: dormer window. a construction with a gable roof and a window at its outer end that projects from a sloping roof

Other Word Forms

• dormered adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dormer¹

1585–95; < Middle French dormoir dormitory

Word History and Origins

Origin of dormer¹

C16: from Old French dormoir, from Latin dormītōrium _dormitory

Example Sentences

A few have Asian-inspired elements like flared or upturned columns or dormers, while others incorporate floral motifs and stained glass.

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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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