wheel window

American

noun

a rose window having prominent radiating mullions.

wheel window British

noun

another name for rose window

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The roof was gone, though a wheel window remained unbroken, high above the absent door.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 3, 2018

The façade has two plain lancet windows, one shorter than the other, and above them is a large wheel window.

From Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys by Butler, Dugald

This is in a decorated style, with a large wheel window and elaborately ornamented pinnacles.

From Mayfair, Belgravia, and Bayswater The Fascination of London by Besant, Walter, Sir

Above is a good wheel window, with a cusped circle in the centre, surrounded by eight radiating two-arched lights separated by eight radiating columns.

From Portuguese Architecture by Watson, Walter Crum

The church of S. Agostino, difficult to find in the slums, has a remarkable fa�ade with a beautiful wheel window.

From Cathedral Cities of Italy by Collins, William Wiehe

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