abat-vent

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French abat-vent, from abattre (“to throw down”) + vent (“wind”), from Latin ventus.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ɑˌbɑˈvɑ̃/

Noun

abat-vent (plural abat-vents)

Abat-vents on a cathedral belfry.

1. (architecture) Louvres or strips of wood or metal used as windbreaks that allow light and air in, often seen in belfries.
2. A sloping roof.
3. A roof extension supported by outriggers extended from the building facade at the roof line.
4. A metal chimney cap.

Translations

louvres

• Dutch: windscherm (nl) n,
• Romanian: oblon (ro) n

sloping roof

• Dutch: afdak (nl) n,

chimney cap

• Dutch: schoorsteenkap m,

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ba.vɑ̃/

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Noun

abat-vent m (plural abat-vents)

1. chimney cowl
2. (architecture) louver boarding (of window, opening), abat-vent
3. (agriculture) wind screen

Further reading

• “abat-vent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.