fanlight
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8.2
- noun
- /ˈfænˌlaɪt/
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ventana sobre la puerta
- A veranda with square white posts suggested the South, and the gracious doorway showed a fanlight overhead.
- fanlight above the door
- glass fanlights
- fanlight window
Examples
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Between the hours of sunset and sunrise... ...all the windows in her room, with the possible exception... ...of a small fanlight for ventilation... - ...must be kept shut.
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Unlike most of the others, a stained-glass fanlight graced the top of the front door.
Fiction book (1992) -
Kiss my wheels. Fanlight.
Academic text (2004) -
Three storied, white marble, nine arches, nine tall windows, three fanlights, six carved figures, nine small windows in a square.
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They are slots still being filled, with street numbers the builders set in stained-glass fanlights above the doors.
Fiction book (1990) -
It was three stories high, with a dormered roof and a severely balanced facade: a pair of windows on either side of the arched front door, which had a fanlight transom above.
Fiction book (1992) -
He knocked gently upon the front window with his knuckles, and when this failed to elicit a response, he located a coin and used it to beat a subdued tattoo on the fanlight; when this failed, he pounded on the door.
Fiction book (2001) -
A beautiful stained-glass fanlight illuminated the entrance of the historic building.
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The old house features a charming fanlight above the front door, adding a touch of elegance.
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As she opened the door, sunlight streamed through the semicircular fanlight above her head.
Synonyms
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8.4
A small window above a door that lets in light or air
A small window above a door that lets light into a room
A small window above a door that can open to let in light or air
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Etymology
The word fanlight comes from the window's shape: it looks like an open fan, a small 'hand fan', and the light part means 'light' because the window lets light in. So a fanlight is a small, fan-shaped window above a door that brings light into a room.