clerestory

基本解释

He made narrow clerestory windows in the temple.
又为殿作了严紧的窗棂。
A magnificent kitchen block, with clerestory windows, is to be made into further flats boasting impressive top-lit, oak-beamed roofs.
附有天窗的华丽厨房将被更好的改建成有着天窗及橡木横梁屋顶的豪华公寓。
The horizontal perimeter of clerestory glazing is a driving architectural element in the new building, providing light during the day and emitting a glowing band of light at night.
玻璃天窗的水平周界是新建筑的一个最充满活力的建筑元素，它白天可提供日光，而在晚上则成了一条发光的光带。
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The mosque is suffused by light entering from clerestory windows cut into the steps of the pyramid, and the traditional mihrab—an ornamented niche indicating Mecca's orientation—has sprouted into a full-length, transparent kiosk, animated by modernist stained glass.
ECONOMIST: The architecture of mosques

a row of windows in the upper part of the wall of a church that divides the nave from the aisle, set above the aisle roof