quarterlight

(ˈkwɔːtəˌlaɪt)

(Automotive Engineering) Brit a small pivoted window in the door of a car for ventilation

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Noun

quarterlight - car window consisting of a small pivoted glass vent in the door of a car

car window - a window in a car

Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

Translations

finestrino

quarterlight

n (Brit) → Dreieckfenster nt; (openable) → Ausstellfenster nt

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