fanlight

[ fan-lahyt ]

noun

1. a window over a door or another window, especially one having the form of a semicircle or of half an ellipse.

fanlight

/ ˈfænˌlaɪt /

noun

1. a semicircular window over a door or window, often having sash bars like the ribs of a fan
2. a small rectangular window over a door US nametransom
3. See skylight
   another name for skylight

Word History and Origins

Origin of fanlight¹

First recorded in 1835–45; fan ¹ + light ¹

Example Sentences

Fanlight openers for single lights, or geared for a number of sashes, may be designed to suit positions difficult of access.

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It had the staid and comfortable stamp of the Georgian period, with its big square windows, and the unique fanlight over the door.

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Just the scent of camphor, and dust-motes in a sunbeam through the fanlight over the door.

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At the red-brick Home with the green fanlight over the door his reception was more cordial.

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Nearly every one of them had “Apartments” in gilt letters on the fanlight over the front door.

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