ALL meanings of louvre
lou·vre
L l - verb with object louvre to make a louver in; add louvers to: to louver a door. 1
- noun louvre any of a series of narrow openings framed at their longer edges with slanting, overlapping fins or slats, adjustable for admitting light and air while shutting out rain. 1
- noun louvre a fin or slat framing such an opening. 1
- noun louvre a ventilating turret or lantern, as on the roof of a medieval building. 1
- noun louvre any of a system of slits formed in the hood of an automobile, the door of a metal locker, etc., used especially for ventilation. 1
- noun louvre a door, window, or the like, having adjustable louvers. 1
- noun louvre An alternative spelling of 'louver' in US English; the only spelling of this word in UK English. 1
- countable noun louvre A louvre is a door or window with narrow, flat, sloping pieces of wood or glass across its frame. 0
- noun louvre any of a set of horizontal parallel slats in a door or window, sloping outwards to throw off rain and admit air 0
- noun louvre the slats together with the frame supporting them 0
- noun louvre a lantern or turret that allows smoke to escape 0
- noun louvre the national museum and art gallery of France, in Paris: formerly a royal palace, begun in 1546; used for its present purpose since 1793 0
- noun louvre national museum of art in Paris, on the Seine: converted from a royal palace in the 18th cent. 0