louver

[ loo-ver ]

/ ˈlu vər /

noun

any of a series of narrow openings framed at their longer edges with slanting, overlapping fins or slats, adjustable for admitting light and air while shutting out rain.

a fin or slat framing such an opening.

a ventilating turret or lantern, as on the roof of a medieval building.

any of a system of slits formed in the hood of an automobile, the door of a metal locker, etc., used especially for ventilation.

a door, window, or the like, having adjustable louvers.

verb (used with object)

to make a louver in; add louvers to: to louver a door.

Also especially British, lou·vre .

Origin of louver

1325–75; Middle English lover<Middle French lovier<Middle Dutch love gallery. See lobby

OTHER WORDS FROM louver

louvered, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH louver

louver , Louvre, lover

Words nearby louver

Louth, loutish, loutrophoros, Louvain, louvar, louver, louver board, Louvertie, L'Ouverture, louvre, louvred

Example sentences from the Web for louver

The fire of pine logs was in the midst of the hall, and the smoke went out through a louver in the roof.
Hereward, The Last of the English|Charles Kingsley
By good luck, we did not need it; for as he passed it to me, the louver at which I was tugging broke and came away in my hand.
The Adventures of Harry Revel|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

单词	louver
释义	louver [ loo-ver ] / ˈlu vər / noun any of a series of narrow openings framed at their longer edges with slanting, overlapping fins or slats, adjustable for admitting light and air while shutting out rain. a fin or slat framing such an opening. a ventilating turret or lantern, as on the roof of a medieval building. any of a system of slits formed in the hood of an automobile, the door of a metal locker, etc., used especially for ventilation. a door, window, or the like, having adjustable louvers. verb (used with object) to make a louver in; add louvers to: to louver a door. Also especially British, lou·vre . Origin of louver 1325–75; Middle English lover<Middle French lovier<Middle Dutch love gallery. See lobby OTHER WORDS FROM louver louvered, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH louver louver , Louvre, lover Words nearby louver Louth, loutish, loutrophoros, Louvain, louvar, louver, louver board, Louvertie, L'Ouverture, louvre, louvred Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for louver The fire of pine logs was in the midst of the hall, and the smoke went out through a louver in the roof. Hereward, The Last of the English\|Charles Kingsley By good luck, we did not need it; for as he passed it to me, the louver at which I was tugging broke and came away in my hand. The Adventures of Harry Revel\|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
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