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windcatcher - definition and meaning
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One kind of windcatcher (also called wind chimney) is built onto the roof.
3. Design rules 1993
The spire above me hooted with every gust from north-of-west, and when the winds shifted, another spire would answer in its own distinctive voice, for each clan tower had a windcatcher that sounded only when the wind came from the direction ruled by its god.
Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009
The gilded spire of the windcatcher rose above me, carved to look like a pair of wings cupped together.
Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009
The spire above me hooted with every gust from north-of-west, and when the winds shifted, another spire would answer in its own distinctive voice, for each clan tower had a windcatcher that sounded only when the wind came from the direction ruled by its god.
Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009
Some houses even had a tower or turret to act as a windcatcher or heat exhaust vent.
Life Before Air Conditioning 2009
The spire above me hooted with every gust from north-of-west, and when the winds shifted, another spire would answer in its own distinctive voice, for each clan tower had a windcatcher that sounded only when the wind came from the direction ruled by its god.
Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009
The gilded spire of the windcatcher rose above me, carved to look like a pair of wings cupped together.
Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009
The gilded spire of the windcatcher rose above me, carved to look like a pair of wings cupped together.
Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009
Fig 3/115 Multi-directional roof windcatcher (- tower); plan, section and perspective view
3. Design rules 1993
Depending to the region, they have a variety of forms, details and ways of functioning, and are known in the Middle East as malqaf and/or badgir [122, 149, 155] a) Roof windcatcher
3. Design rules 1993
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