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Chinese translation: 飘窗


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English term or phrase:oriel window
Chinese translation:飘窗
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18:56 Sep 26, 2008
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Tech/Engineering - Architecture
Additional field(s): Construction / Civil Engineering
English term or phrase: oriel window
Definition from Residential design glossary:
A window placed in a projection of an exterior wall of a building is called an oriel window when the wall projection does not extend all the way to the foundation.

Example sentence(s):
  • Oriel windows most commonly appear in homes built in either the Queen Anne or Gothic Revival style of architecture, although they are increasingly common in modern design, and examples of oriels dating back to the 15th century are readily visible in Europe today. wisegeek
  • Much of the charm Atterbury added to the house was in the assortment of windows. On the west end, a two-story copper oriel window, in half-oval shape, lighted both the living room and the master bedroom above it. The New York Times
  • the famous " Maison des Têtes " or " House of Heads "of 1609 with its rich decoration (of 105 masks!), a wonderful oriel window rising two floors high and topped with a balcony, of Renaissance style, on " Rue des Têtes"; Colmar
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飘窗
Definition:
为房间采光和美化造型而设置的突出外墙的窗。
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4 +2飘窗
William He
4凸肚窗
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飘窗


Definition from own experience or research:
为房间采光和美化造型而设置的突出外墙的窗。

Example sentence(s):
  • 所谓飘窗，一般呈矩形或梯形向室外凸起，不像传统的平窗只有一面是玻璃，而是三面都有。 - MSN blog  
William He
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10 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
凸肚窗


Definition from dict:
凸出壁外的窗
a projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall

Example sentence(s):
  • 文艺复兴凸肚窗图片 http://www.imagewa.com/Photo/300/61571.html - oriel  
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