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LOUVER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does louver mean? 

LOUVER (noun)
  The noun LOUVER has 1 sense:

1. one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rainplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


LOUVER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

One of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

fin; louver; louvre

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

slat; spline (a thin strip (wood or metal))

Holonyms ("louver" is a part of...):

jalousie (a shutter made of angled slats)


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