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Zwerchhaus.

wall dormer (a projection out of a slanted roof whose front is flush with the wall below on that side, optionally multiple floors tall)

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈt͡svɛʁçhaʊ̯s/
  1. wall dormer (a projection out of a slanted roof whose front is flush with the wall below on that side, optionally multiple floors tall)

    neuter · strong
Where this word comes from

From zwerch (“crossways”) + Haus (“house”), so named for being perpendicular to the main roof line.

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