Found 2 items, similar to dormer window.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: dormer window dormer window n 1: the window in a gabled extension built to accommodate a window 2: a gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical window [syn: dormer]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Dormer window Dormer \Dor"mer\, or Dormer window \Dor“mer win”dow\, n. [Literally, the window of a sleeping apartment. F. dormir to sleep. See Dormant, a. & n.] (Arch.) A window pierced in a roof, and so set as to be vertical while the roof slopes away from it. Also, the gablet, or houselike structure, in which it is contained. [1913 Webster]