fanlight

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun a window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the door
noun a window in a roof to admit daylight
noun a semicircular window over a door or window; usually has sash bars like the ribs of a fan

From fan + light (“window; source of illumination”).

Just the scent of camphor, and dust-motes in a sunbeam through the fanlight over the door. — The Forsyte Saga - Complete, John Galsworthy
A light appeared suddenly above the fanlight, and the door was opened cautiously a little way. — Poirot Investigates, Agatha Christie
He admitted that fanlights, and white shutters against rosy brick, were more homelike than a painty wooden box. — Main Street, Sinclair Lewis

transom, transom window

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