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quarterlight

Brit a small pivoted window in the door of a car for ventilation
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The interior is light and airy, thanks to its huge front windscreen which blends almost seamlessly into the roof on the outside, and features a pair of large quarterlight windows to ensure good visibility and avoid the need for chunky windscreen pillars which can obstruct vision and create blindspots, something I didn't find a problem with this car.
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Two windscreens were smashed, a quarterlight was smashed and a window on a fourth car was broken.
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Firefighters removed a quarterlight from a back door to free the children aged 18 months and five months just before 2pm yesterday .
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Designed and engineered in the UK but built on the Continent after Ford closed down the Dagenham plant, the Fiesta continues the New Edge theme that emphasises the interior roominess with a short bonnet, generous glass area and a new quarterlight that gives occupants a light and airy feel.
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Firefighters arrived and smashed open a quarterlight window and forced down a back seat to let him out.
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The holder of a satnav was stolen by thieves who smashed the front offside quarterlight window of a Ford Transit on August 14, while the van was parked at Castle Avenue at 1am.
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The prosecution has said the first shot hit the quarterlight of a car parked near the pub.
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It boasts a slightly raised driver's seat and better than average all- round visibility, although the quarterlight design does block the view in the nearside door mirror from some angles.
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The thief, described as white with a sallow complexion and in his 20s or 30s, was driving an H-registered blue Ford Fiesta which had a rear quarterlight window missing.
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OAKES: | | A pair of spectacles was stolen from a Vauxhall Astra after the rear nearside quarterlight window was smashed, while it was parked on Ryburn Road on June 20.
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The J-registered car had formerly been broken into and had a smashed quarterlight, but was taxed and roadworthy.
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The rear quarterlight window of Mr Revera's silver Peugeot 405 was smashed and a window winder broken.
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