dormer

Example Sentences

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A dormer is a roofed structure for a window.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2023

Here’s a partial list of things that are not a roof: plumbing vent pipe, chimney, skylights, powered roof ventilator, attic or room dormer, a wall that’s next to and rises above a roof.

From Washington Post • Jul. 19, 2022

As their dormer bungalow falls into council tax band E, they won't be eligible for the £150 rebate being offered.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2022

A steep roof and dormer windows accentuate the Traditional style.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2019

He recollected that on a good day in winter, when the maple trees stood bare, he could look through his dormer window out beyond the trees and see the green salt water to the southwest.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson