louver
A type of turret on the roof of certain medieval buildings designed to allow ventilation or the admission of light.
Other meanings
A series of sloping overlapping slats or boards which admit air and light but exclude rain etc.
Any of a system of slits, as in the hood of an automobile, for ventilation.
Synonyms
- fin
Related words
- louvered
- louvred
Word history
From Old French "lovier".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “louver” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.