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: a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof
also
: the roofed structure containing such a window
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My first night was in a Farmhouse Meadow Studio, with a vaulted ceiling, dormer, gas fireplace, and a huge sliding glass door opening onto a patio (which would’ve been lovely if the weather were warmer).
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Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2026
Oftentimes, skylights will get damaged or dormers where there's any type of seam in the roof.
—Paul Burton, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
The building once served as a city jail and police headquarters, and its history is on full display: Inmate records, initials carved into stone walls, original floors, decorative dormers, and curling turrets have all been preserved.
—AFAR Media, 30 Dec. 2025
There are no dormers or dramatic rooflines to break things up visually—just shutters.
—Katie Strasberg Rousso, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
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Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2026
Oftentimes, skylights will get damaged or dormers where there's any type of seam in the roof.
—Paul Burton, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
The building once served as a city jail and police headquarters, and its history is on full display: Inmate records, initials carved into stone walls, original floors, decorative dormers, and curling turrets have all been preserved.
—AFAR Media, 30 Dec. 2025
There are no dormers or dramatic rooflines to break things up visually—just shutters.
—Katie Strasberg Rousso, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
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“Dormer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dormer. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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dormer
noun
dor·mer
ˈdȯr-mər 
: a window placed upright in a sloping roof
also
: the structure containing a dormer window
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