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Fanlight

A semicircular or semioval window over a door or other window, normally having a fan-like structure of ribs; sometimes hinged to the transom

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📖 Definitions of "Fanlight"

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A semicircular or semioval window over a door or other window, normally having a fan-like structure of ribs; sometimes hinged to the transom

🔄 Synonyms of "Fanlight"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
transomnoun	(architecture) A crosspiece over a door; a lintel.
skylightnoun	(architecture) A window, dome, or opening in the roof or ceiling, to admit natural light.
transom windownoun	(architecture) A window above a door or another window.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Fanlight"

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Word	Definition
transom windownoun	(architecture) A window above a door or another window.
transomnoun	(architecture) A crosspiece over a door; a lintel.
skylightnoun	(architecture) A window, dome, or opening in the roof or ceiling, to admit natural light.
foilnoun	(mnemonic) An acronym for the algorithm for multiplying two binomials.
femerellnoun	(historical) The lantern, louvre, or covering placed in the ridge of a hall roof for the purpose of ventilation or letting out the smoke of the fire kindled on a central hearth.
fortochkanoun	A small ventilation window, spanning the frame of one window pane, that opens on hinges independently of the whole window, common in Russia, other post-Soviet states and Finland.
fan tracerynoun	(architecture) Tracery rising from a capital or a corbel, and diverging like the folds of a fan over the surface of a vault.
fanworknoun	A creative work produced by a fan, based on a book, movie, television show, musical group, etc.
french windownoun	(architecture) An outside door with glass panes, serving as a window and a door
fenestrulenoun	(zoology) One of the openings in a fenestrated structure.
fenestrationnoun	(architecture) The arrangement of windows and similar openings in a building.
open fannoun	(aviation) unducted fan, propfan
french doornoun	(US) Synonym of French window.
femerallnoun	Alternative form of femerell. [(historical) The lantern, louvre, or covering placed in the ridge of a hall roof for the purpose of ventilation or letting out the smoke of the fire kindled on a central hearth.]
fanalnoun	(obsolete) A lighthouse
flanningnoun	(architecture) The internal flare of a window jamb, or of a fireplace; an embrasure; coving.
transfenestrationnoun	(rare) The act of smashing through a window.
fishmouthnoun	(colloquial) A chronically open mouth.
leafletnoun	A small sheet of paper containing information, used for dissemination of said information, often an advertisement.
fannernoun	One who fans.