clerestory

名词 n.
/ˈklɪəɹ.stɔːɹi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The upper part of a wall containing windows to let in natural light to a building, especially in the nave, transept and choir of a church or cathedral.
    — Following these signs, he beheld three or four men with bent bows, leaning from the clerestory gallery.

词形变化

clerestories plural clearstory alternative clerstory alternative

词源

From Middle English clerestory, from clere (“clear: light, lighted”) + story (“storey/story: level of a building”).
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