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roller shutter

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A shutter (for a window or door) consisting of a series of horizontal sections that are hinged together and attached to a roller at the top.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 捲閘 /卷闸 (juǎnzhá) — shutter consisting of a series of horizontal sections that are hinged together
  • Danish: jalousi — shutter consisting of a series of horizontal sections that are hinged together
  • Dutch: rolluik — shutter consisting of a series of horizontal sections that are hinged together
  • Esperanto: latkurteno — shutter consisting of a series of horizontal sections that are hinged together
  • Finnish: rullakaihdin — shutter consisting of a series of horizontal sections that are hinged together
  • French: volet roulant — shutter consisting of a series of horizontal sections that are hinged together
  • German: Rollladen — shutter consisting of a series of horizontal sections that are hinged together
  • German: Rolllade — shutter consisting of a series of horizontal sections that are hinged together
  • German: Rollo — shutter consisting of a series of horizontal sections that are hinged together
  • Hungarian: redőny — shutter consisting of a series of horizontal sections that are hinged together
  • Hungarian: roló — shutter consisting of a series of horizontal sections that are hinged together
  • Italian: tapparella — shutter consisting of a series of horizontal sections that are hinged together
  • Italian: avvolgibile — shutter consisting of a series of horizontal sections that are hinged together
  • Italian: saracinesca — shutter consisting of a series of horizontal sections that are hinged together
  • Japanese: シャッター (shattā) — shutter consisting of a series of horizontal sections that are hinged together
  • Polish: żaluzja zewnętrzna — shutter consisting of a series of horizontal sections that are hinged together
  • Russian: рольста́вни (rolʹstávni) — shutter consisting of a series of horizontal sections that are hinged together
  • Spanish: persiana — shutter consisting of a series of horizontal sections that are hinged together
  • Swedish: jalusi — shutter consisting of a series of horizontal sections that are hinged together
  • Turkish: kepenk — shutter consisting of a series of horizontal sections that are hinged together
  • Ottoman Turkish: كپنك (kepenk) — shutter consisting of a series of horizontal sections that are hinged together