jalousie window


Also found in: Wikipedia.

jalousie window

A window consisting of a series of overlapping horizontal glass louvers, which pivot simultaneously in a common frame and are actuated by one or more operating devices. See also: French window
Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture Copyright © 2012, 2002, 1998 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved

jalousie window

A window consisting of a series of overlapping horizontal glass louvers which pivot simultaneously in a common frame and are actuated by one or more operating devices so that the bottom edge of each louver swings toward the exterior and the top edge swings toward the interior during opening.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
Putting in a new piece of jalousie window glass is an easy, straightforward fix.
Stop rot with kick-out flashing
The victims, numbering around 10 were sleeping when an unidentified attacker lobbed the grenade through an open jalousie window.
2 dead, 3 hurt in Zamboanga mosque grenade blast
When I was a kid, I remember peeping through the jalousie window of one of our neighbors so I could watch television.
Watching the past and the future
"The small window and door in the kitchen had not been changed since the 1950s; the master bedroom had one tiny jalousie window; that was it.
La Petite Maison: a "little palace" on Siesta Key exhibits French flair and dazzling attention to detail
Kristong Hari, claimed that he climbed to the room of the victim on the second floor and entered by destroying the jalousie window. He said he was so drunk at that time and wanted more alcohol to drink but did not have the money to buy.
22-year-old admits killing St. Luke's nurse for drinks
It was first constructed in 1950 with GI sheets roofing and wooden jalousie windows. The first prefabricated school building started in 1957.
How Gabaldon paved way for effective learning
Double-paned windows will hold the heat better and will allow you to extend your growing season, but anything is fair game: storm windows and storm doors; glass patio and French doors; and double-hung, slide-by, casement, awning, and jalousie windows. To provide ventilation for your greenhouse, try to install some operable windows that you can open and close.
Build an Upcycled Greenhouse: You can save green while going green by repurposing windows to create a beautiful greenhouse
The suspects allegedly broke into a classroom by destroying its iron grills and jalousie windows before taking five electric fans, two DVD players, 27-meter flatcord extension, a set of speaker box and amplifier, and a bag containing 10 plastic glasses and five tablespoons with a total value of P14,000.
ROUNDUP: News in and around Metro Manila (Nov. 27, 2018)
It would be playing Manang's (our term of endearment for my nanny) assistant in washing the jalousie windows, watering the plants or washing the garage floor.
Let's have a 'free play' summer
Built in 1915 and barged down to the small Anna Maria Island community from north Manatee County in the 1930s like many of its neighboring beach cottages, it was tiny-850 square feet-with white clapboard siding and jalousie windows that stretched across the front to welcome Gulf breezes.
Memory Lane: A Hollywood casting director replicates her family's 100-year-old Bradenton Beach vacation cottage
Caption: Louvered jalousie windows located near a nurses' station provide the staff with access to natural ventilation, while sunscreens help control heat gain and glare.
Breath of fresh air

Encyclopedia browser ?
Full browser ?