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fan light
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
fan light
(noun)
fan light
noun
plural
fan lights
fan light
noun
plural
fan lights
Britannica Dictionary definition of FAN LIGHT
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1
US
:
a window in the shape of a half circle that is placed over a door or another window
2
British
:
transom
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