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clerestory

Syllables: clere·stor·yUS/ˈklɪəɹ.stɔːɹi/

clerestory noun: 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.

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Noun

clerestory (plural clerestories)

  1. 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.
    • Following these signs, he beheld three or four men with bent bows, leaning from the clerestory gallery.1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, “In the Abbey Church”, in The Black Arrow
    • On the Visby-Västerhejde Railway there is a steam car. [...] The upperworks consist of a short clerestory coach body with end platforms and the engine chimney protruding from the roof like a stovepipe.1939 July, “Overseas Railways: Baltic Island Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 49

clerestory meaning in Tamil

clerestory in Tamil

தெளிமாடம்

Forms of clerestory

pluralclerestories
alternative formclearstory
alternative formclerstory

Origin of clerestory

From Middle English clerestory, from clere (“clear: light, lighted”) + story (“storey/story: level of a building”).

Words formed from clerestory

Questions about clerestory

What does clerestory mean?
Clerestory means 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.
What is clerestory in Tamil?
Clerestory in Tamil is தெளிமாடம். See Clerestory meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is clerestory?
Clerestory is a noun.
How do you pronounce clerestory?
Clerestory is pronounced /ˈklɪəɹ.stɔːɹi/ (US).
What is the plural of clerestory?
The plural of clerestory is clerestories.

Words near clerestory in the dictionary

  1. clerb
  2. Clerc
  3. clerecole
  4. clerestoried
  5. clerestories
  6. clerestory
  7. Clergate
  8. clergiable
  9. clergical
  10. clergies
  11. clergy

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Adapted from Wiktionary: clerestory (page history and authors); clerestory (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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