MEANING
a high section of wall containing windows, often above adjoining roofs or lower aisles
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- clerestory windows
- high clerestory
- clerestory lighting
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Light from the clerestory fell across the nave.
The factory's clerestory windows were filmed with dust.
A narrow clerestory brightened the otherwise windowless hall.
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- clerestory
Usage notes
Primary curation section: Architecture. Its elevated windows admit light above lower structural elements. Uncommon outside architectural description. Plural: clerestories. Variant spelling: clearstory.
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