awning window

awning window
A window that is hung horizontally, hinged on top, so that it swings outward.

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  • awning window — noun : a window consisting of several top hinged sections arranged in a vertical series, operated by one or more control devices that swing the bottom edges of the sections outward, and designed especially to admit air while excluding rain * * *… …   Useful english dictionary

  • awning window — a window frame having one or more sashes hinged at the top and swinging outward. * * * …   Universalium

  • Window — This article is about the part of a building. For the Microsoft operating system, see Microsoft Windows. For other uses, see Window (disambiguation) and Windows (disambiguation). Pair of windows, Old Ship Church, Hingham, Massachusetts …   Wikipedia

  • awning — ► NOUN ▪ a sheet of canvas stretched on a frame and used to shelter a shop window or doorway. ORIGIN of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

  • awning — [ôn′iŋ] n. [< ? MFr auvans, (pl. of auvent, a sloping roof < OProv amban, parapet of a fortification) + ING] a structure of canvas, metal, etc. extended before a window or door or over a patio, deck, etc. as a protection from the sun or… …   English World dictionary

  • Awning — An awning is a secondary covering attached to the exterior wall of a building. It is typically composed of canvas woven of acrylic, cotton or polyester yarn, or vinyl laminated to polyester fabric that is stretched tightly over a light structure… …   Wikipedia

  • awning — UK [ˈɔːnɪŋ] / US [ˈɔnɪŋ] noun [countable] Word forms awning : singular awning plural awnings 1) a sheet of cloth hung above a window or door as protection against rain or sun, especially outside a shop 2) a type of tent that attaches onto the… …   English dictionary

  • awning — /ˈɔnɪŋ / (say awning) noun 1. a roof like shelter of canvas, etc., before a window or door, over a deck, etc., as for protection from the sun. 2. → shop awning. 3. a shelter. {probably from French auvent penthouse (def. 4) …  

  • window — windowless, adj. windowy, adj. /win doh/, n. 1. an opening in the wall of a building, the side of a vehicle, etc., for the admission of air or light, or both, commonly fitted with a frame in which are set movable sashes containing panes of glass …   Universalium

  • window shade — /ˈwɪndoʊ ʃeɪd/ (say windoh shayd) noun Chiefly US a blind or awning for a window …  

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