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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGrated window
/ˈɡreɪ.tɪd ˈwɪn.doʊ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A window that is fitted with a grating, grille, or bars of metal or wood to provide security or prevent unauthorized entry.
"The prisoner looked out through the grated window of his cell into the courtyard." - 2
An architectural opening furnished with a protective lattice structure, often seen in historical or fortified buildings.
"Sunlight filtered through the grated window of the medieval basement."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'grated', derived from the medieval Latin 'grata' meaning lattice or hurdle (via Old French 'grate'), and 'window', from the Old Norse 'vindauga' meaning wind-eye. Historically, such windows were fitted with metal or wooden bars primarily for security, fortification, or penal restraint.
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fenêtre à grille
Transliteration: fənɛtʁ a ɡʁij
"Il regardait la rue par la fenêtre à grille."
Gitterfenster
Transliteration: ˈɡɪtɐˌfɛnstɐ
"Das Licht fiel spärlich durch das Gitterfenster."
finestra inferriata
Transliteration: fiˈnɛstra inferˈrjaːta
"Guardava fuori dalla finestra inferriata."
ventana enrejada
Transliteration: benˈtana enreˈxaða
"La casa antigua tenía una ventana enrejada en la planta baja."
janela grades
Transliteration: ʒaˈnɛlɐ ˈɡɾadʒis
Script: janela com grades
"Ele espreitava pela janela com grades."
ग्रिल वाली खिड़की
Transliteration: gril wali khirki
"कैदी ने ग्रिल वाली खिड़की से बाहर देखा।"
带栏杆的窗户
Transliteration: dài lángān de chuānghù
"透过带栏杆的窗户可以看到外面的景色。"
창살이 있는 창문
Transliteration: changsar-i inneun changmun
"그는 창살이 있는 창문 밖을 내다보았다."
格子窓
Transliteration: kōshimado
"彼は格子窓から外の様子をうかがった。"
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