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fanlight

American  
[fan-lahyt] / ˈfænˌlaɪt /

noun

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

fanlight British  
/ ˈfænˌlaɪt /

noun

  1. a semicircular window over a door or window, often having sash bars like the ribs of a fan

  2. US name: transom.  a small rectangular window over a door

  3. another name for skylight

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Etymology

Origin of fanlight

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

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