clerestory
noun
a portion of an interior rising above adjacent rooftops and having windows admitting daylight to the interior.
clerestories
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pluralof clerestory.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The owner envisioned sun-worshipping clerestories and windows, along with a nothing-fancy-please common area, two separate bedrooms and a private connection to nature — all on an ordinary city lot.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2021
Skylights punctuate rich beamed ceilings in the open-plan interior, which boasts clerestories, custom built-ins and floor-to-ceiling walls of glass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2019
Light pours from black-framed and mullioned Brombal windows and clerestories on three sides.
From New York Times ● Oct. 3, 2018
Nine concrete triangles and clerestories form a radiating canopy over the living room and a pool terrace split by a retractable glass curtain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2016
Once in, I paid litde attention to the architecture, although I knew the terms: clerestories and naves were things I’d written papers about.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
