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fanlight

 
Dictionary: fan·light   (făn'līt') pronunciation

n.
  1. Architecture. A half-circle window, often with sash bars arranged like the ribs of a fan.
  2. Chiefly British. A transom.

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1. A semicircular or semielliptical window over the opening of a door; commonly with radiating rods or bars suggestive of an open fan.
2. Any window occupying a similar position.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: a window above a door and hinged to a transom
  Synonyms: transom, transom window

Meaning #2: a window in a roof to admit daylight
  Synonym: skylight

Meaning #3: a semicircular window over a door or window; usually has sash bars like the ribs of a fan


Translations: Fanlight
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - halvrundt vindue over dør

Nederlands (Dutch)
waaiervormig raam boven een deur/raam

Français (French)
n. - imposte

Deutsch (German)
n. - Oberlicht, Fächerfenster

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (αρχιτ.) ημικυκλικός φεγγίτης (πόρτας)

Italiano (Italian)
lunetta

Português (Portuguese)
n. - clarabóia (f)

Русский (Russian)
веерообразное окно

Español (Spanish)
n. - montante de abanico, (arq) abanico

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - solfjädersformat fönster

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
扇形窗

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 扇形窗

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (창문 위쪽의) 부채형 채광창

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 明かり採り

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) النافذة المروحيه , نافذة نصف دائريه فوق باب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צוהר, אשנב (מעל לדלת)‬


 
 

 

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