LOUVER

Louver

A louver or louvre is a window blind or shutter with horizontal slats that are angled to admit light and air, but to keep out rain, direct sunshine, and noise. The angle of the slats may be adjustable, usually in blinds and windows, or fixed.

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louver

Noun

  1. A type of turret on the roof of certain medieval buildings designed to allow ventilation or the admission of light.
  2. A series of sloping overlapping slats or boards which admit air and light but exclude rain etc.
  3. Any of a system of slits, as in the hood of an automobile, for ventilation.


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