DORMER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dormer mean? 

• DORMER (noun)
  The noun DORMER has 1 sense:

1. a gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical window

  Familiarity information: DORMER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DORMER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical window

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

dormer; dormer window

Hypernyms ("dormer" is a kind of...):

window (a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air)