dormer
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The roof and an upstairs dormer window of the property were severely damaged by fire.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025
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
A simple dormer addition may be enough to expand the second floor you already have, and is more straightforward than a partial or full second-story addition, because the scope of the project is much smaller.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2022
Tucked behind tall hedges and 12-foot gates, the 11,500-square-foot manor features dormer windows and Juliet balconies across the exterior.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2021
He misses the sound of rain on the zinc roof above his dormer; the feral energy of the orphans; the scratchy singing of Frau Elena as she rocks a baby in the parlor.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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