fan window
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fan window
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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Some of the interior fixtures are still in place, including interior moldings, wood flooring and a half-round, spoked fan window on the second story, Ausenhus said.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 22, 2014
The stained-glass fan window was rotting and had to be repaired and a portion of the wood framing as well as the stained glass replaced.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 22, 2014
While a few miles up the road enthusiasts were packed around the tees and greens, the Newport fanzone hosted precisely one hardy fan: window cleaner Roy Webb.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 1, 2010
But once you passed through the Colonial doorways, with only an occasional fan window or low relief pillar to suggest that a certain muted adornment was permissible, you entered an extravaganza of Pompadour splendor.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
This feature is a round "fan window" framed by a circle of bricks in the center of the gable end of the building's front wall.
From The Fairfax County Courthouse by Netherton, Ross De Witt
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