Louvres

noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounA type of turret on the roof of certain medieval buildings designed to allow ventilation or the admission of light.

2.noun(chiefly in plural) A series of sloping overlapping slats or boards which admit air and light but exclude rain etc.

3.nounAny of a system of slits, as in the hood of an automobile, for ventilation.

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