windcatcher

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noun

A traditional Persian architectural element for creating natural ventilation in buildings.

Similar
badgirwindscoopwind tower
OriginPersian بادگیر →
Scrabble 22
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Meanings

nounwindcatcher (plural windcatchers)

plural windcatchers

  1. A traditional Persian architectural element for creating natural ventilation in buildings.

    Synonyms: badgir, windscoop, wind tower

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA traditional Persian architectural element for creating natural ventilation in buildings.

Similar
badgirwindscoopwind tower
Also see
windscoopwind tower

Origin

  1. Persianبادگیر
  2. Englishwindcatcher

From wind + catcher, calque of Persian بادگیر, from باد (bâd, “wind”) + گیر (gir, “catch[er]”).

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Translations

Japanese バードギール
  • バードギールarchitectural element
Korean 바드기르
  • 바드기르 (badeugireu)architectural element
Persian بادگیر
  • بادگیر (bâdgir)architectural element
Russian бадгир
  • бадгир (badgir)architectural element
Cite this entry
APA

windcatcher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/windcatcher

MLA

“windcatcher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/windcatcher. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “windcatcher,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/windcatcher.

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