fanlight
noun
- semicircular or semi-elliptical window with bars radiating out like an open fan, above another window or a doorway
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈfænˌlaɪt/
noun
Etymology: From fan + light (“window; source of illumination”).
- 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.”
“Limpet was out, but with a deal of struggling he managed to screw himself through the fanlight, removing in that process the dust of many ages.”
- An electric fan, usually a ceiling fan, that is also a light fixture.