Fanlight definition a window over a door or another window especially one having the form of a semicircle or of half an ellipse.
Fanlight above door.
Fanlight a window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the door.
Meaning pronunciation translations and examples.
Sometimes hinged to a transom is a fanlight.
Window a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air.
A fanlight is a small window over a door or above another window.
While it serves a similar function to provide additional light through a traditional window or door a fanlight is semi circular in shape and can through the inclusion of bars be used to fan the light out through a room.