clerestory
Noun
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Noun
clerestory (plural clerestories)
- (architecture) The upper part of a wall containing windows to let in natural light to a building, especially in the nave, transept and choir of a church or cathedral.
- French: clair-étage, claire-voie
- German: Lichtgaden, Obergaden
- Italian: cleristorio
- Spanish: triforio
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