batement light

noun

A window or division of a window having vertical sides, but with the sill not horizontal, such as where it follows the rake (slope angle) of a staircase. Mostly found in Gothic churches.

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Meanings

nounbatement light (plural batement lights)

plural batement lights · alternative abatement light

  1. architectureA window or division of a window having vertical sides, but with the sill not horizontal, such as where it follows the rake (slope angle) of a staircase. Mostly found in Gothic churches.
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