- clerestory (clearstory)
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English-Arabic engineering terms dictionary. 2015.
clerestory (clearstory)
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Clearstory — Clear sto ry (kl[=e]r st[=o] r[y^]), Clerestory Clere sto ry, n. (Arch.) The upper story of the nave of a church, containing windows, and rising above the aisle roofs. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clearstory — [klir′stôr΄ē] n. pl. clearstories CLERESTORY … English World dictionary
Clerestory — Clearstory Clear sto ry (kl[=e]r st[=o] r[y^]), Clerestory Clere sto ry, n. (Arch.) The upper story of the nave of a church, containing windows, and rising above the aisle roofs. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Clerestory — Clere sto ry (kl[=e]r st[=o] r[y^]), n. Same as {Clearstory}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clerestory — (US also clearstory) ► NOUN (pl. clerestories) ▪ the upper part of the nave, choir, and transepts of a large church, incorporating a series of windows which admit light to the central parts of the building. ORIGIN from CLEAR(Cf. ↑clearness) +… … English terms dictionary
Clerestory — The church of St Nicolai, Stralsund. The clerestory is the level between the two green roofs. Clerestory ( … Wikipedia
clerestory — clerestoried, adj. /klear stawr ee, stohr ee/, n., pl. clerestories. 1. Archit. a portion of an interior rising above adjacent rooftops and having windows admitting daylight to the interior. 2. a raised construction, as on the roof of a railroad… … Universalium
clerestory or clearstory — In architecture, this term (spelled either way) refers to a wall of a building which is raised above an adjoining room, and this section of wall has windows. The walls of the nave in a Christian church are higher than the roof over the side… … Glossary of Art Terms
clearstory — variant of clerestory … New Collegiate Dictionary
clerestory — also clearstory noun Etymology: Middle English, from clere clear + story Date: 15th century 1. an outside wall of a room or building that rises above an adjoining roof and contains windows 2. gallery … New Collegiate Dictionary
clearstory — clearstoried, adj. /klear stawr ee, stohr ee/, n., pl. clearstories. clerestory. * * * … Universalium
