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Clerestory

The upper part of a wall containing windows to let in natural light to a building, especially in the nave, transept and choir of a church or cathedral.

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The upper part of a wall containing windows to let in natural light to a building, especially in the nave, transept and choir of a church or cathedral.

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Word	Definition
clearstorynoun	Alternative form of clerestory. [(architecture) The upper part of a wall containing windows to let in natural light to a building, especially in the nave, transept and choir of a church or cathedral.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Clerestory"

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Word	Definition
clearstorynoun	Alternative form of clerestory. [(architecture) The upper part of a wall containing windows to let in natural light to a building, especially in the nave, transept and choir of a church or cathedral.]
perpnoun	(slang, law enforcement) A perpetrator.
upfloornoun	(architecture) An upper storey, especially a gallery or arcade above the arches of the nave, choir, and transepts of a church.
blindstorynoun	(archaic, architecture) The triforium
floornoun	(countable) The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.
triforiumnoun	(architecture) The gallery of arches above the side-aisle vaulting in the nave of a church.
understoreynoun	(chiefly Commonwealth spelling) Alternative spelling of understory. [(architecture, dated, also figuratively) A story of a building below the stories generally used for residence or work.]
understorynoun	(ecology, also attributively) The (layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor.
loftingnoun	(uncountable) A drafting technique whereby curved lines are generated to be used in plans for streamlined objects such as aircraft and boats.
storeynoun	A floor or level of a building or ship.
ceilingnoun	The overhead closure of a room.
loftnoun	An attic or similar space (often used for storage) in the roof of a house or other building.
basilicanoun	(architecture) A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.
navenoun	(architecture) The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances.
stained glassnoun	(architecture) The use of such glass to construct decorative windows, especially in churches.
storynoun	An account of real or fictional events.
upstairsnoun	An upper storey.
stagenoun	A phase.
vestrynoun	A room in a church where the clergy put on their vestments and where these are stored; also used for meetings and classes; a sacristy.
slypenoun	(architecture) A covered passageway, especially one connecting the transept of a cathedral or monastery to the chapter house.