brise soleil

/ˌbɹiːz.soʊˈleɪ/

noun

A type of structural sunshade with slats, holes, etc, to keep sunlight from striking fully on a building.

OriginFrench brise-soleil →
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Meanings

nounbrise soleil (plural brise soleils)

plural brise soleils

  1. architectureA type of structural sunshade with slats, holes, etc, to keep sunlight from striking fully on a building.

Origin

  1. Frenchbrise-soleil
  2. Englishbrise soleil

Borrowed from French brise-soleil, from briser (“to break”) + soleil (“sun”).

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Translations

Dutch zonnewering
  • zonneweringstructural sunshade
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APA

brise soleil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brise%20soleil

MLA

“brise soleil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brise%20soleil. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brise soleil,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brise%20soleil.

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