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Fanlight

Fanlight meaning

A semicircular or semioval window over a door or other window, normally having a fan-like structure of ribs; sometimes hinged to the transom. | An electric fan, usually a ceiling fan, that is also a light fixture.

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Example sentences (2)

Federal homes had features such as narrow sidelights with an embracing fanlight around the doorway, giant porticoes, gable or flat roofs, and projecting bays on exterior walls.

My rooms were small, not over-clean or well-kept, but from my desk I could look out of my window through the fanlight of Gatti's Music-Hall entrance, across the street, almost on to its stage.