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wheel window

American  

noun

  1. a rose window having prominent radiating mullions.


wheel window British  

noun

  1. 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

It is divided into three equal portions each of which is surmounted by a gable containing what was at one time a wheel window.

From Cathedral Cities of Italy by Collins, William Wiehe

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

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