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Fanlight
noun
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Noun
- 1 A semicircular or semioval window over a door or other window, normally having a fan-like structure of ribs; sometimes hinged to the transom.
"One house, however, second from the corner, was still occupied entire; and at the door of this, which wore a great air of wealth and comfort, though it was now plunged in darkness except for the fan-light, Mr. Utterson stopped and knocked. A well-dressed, elderly servant opened the door."
- 2 a semicircular window over a door or window; usually has sash bars like the ribs of a fan wordnet
- 3 An electric fan, usually a ceiling fan, that is also a light fixture.
- 4 a window in a roof to admit daylight wordnet
- 5 a window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the door wordnet
Etymology
From fan + light (“window”).
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