skylight
noun
an opening in a roof or ceiling, fitted with glass, for admitting daylight.
skylights
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pluralof skylight.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Designed to blend into the historic Baroque park, they are notable for their curved ceramic facades, daylight from skylights, accessibility features, drinking fountains -- and free use.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
The 55,000-square-foot hall, lit by gaping skylights in its 75-foot-high ceilings, reopened last November as Ballers, a sports club that has three glass-and-mesh-enclosed padel courts, along with golf simulators and courts for squash and pickleball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The building is also lit all year round by large skylights in the roof.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The home’s skylights, clerestories and towering windows that take in the wooded scene surrounding it make up roughly 50% of the floor plan — much higher than modern limits allow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026
There was even a tree growing from a hole in the floor, all the way up through one of the open skylights, about twenty feet over our heads.
From "Winger" by Andrew Smith
