abat-jour

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abat-jour

/ˌɑˌbɑˈʒʊ.ɚ/ US
/ˌɑˌbɑˈʒʊɹ/ US

noun abat-jours · abatjour

A skylight.
A sloping, box-like structure, flaring upward and open at the top, attached to a window on the outside, to prevent those within from seeing objects below, or for the purpose of directing light downward into the window.

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@misc{abat_jour_2026,
  title = {abat-jour},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abat-jour},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}