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skylight

[skahy-lahyt]
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noun
  1. an opening in a roof or ceiling, fitted with glass, for admitting daylight.
  2. the frame set with glass fitted to such an opening.
  3. Meteorology. the diffuse light from the sky, scattered by air molecules, as distinguished from the direct radiation from the sun.
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Origin of skylight

First recorded in 1670–80; sky + light1
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Examples from the Web for skylight

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  • I had an upper room prepared with a skylight and all other appliances.

  • Cal'late the whale had ventilators and a skylight in his main deck?

    Mary-'Gusta

    Joseph C. Lincoln

  • At that instant Drayton's eyes were riveted on the skylight with an affrighted stare.

    A Son of Hagar

    Sir Hall Caine

  • As she spoke, the first drops of a cold sleet rattled on the skylight.

    Audrey Craven

    May Sinclair

  • He remained on the skylight so as to keep his eye on the tray.

    Chance

    Joseph Conrad

British Dictionary definitions for skylight

skylight

noun
  1. a window placed in a roof or ceiling to admit daylightAlso called: fanlight
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Word Origin and History for skylight

n.

1670s, "light from the sky," from sky (n.) + light (n.). Meaning "small opening in a roof to admit light" is recorded from 1680s. Related: Sky-lit.

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