skylight

[ skahy-lahyt ]

/ ˈskaɪˌlaɪt /

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noun

an opening in a roof or ceiling, fitted with glass, for admitting daylight.

the frame set with glass fitted to such an opening.

Meteorology. the diffuse light from the sky, scattered by air molecules, as distinguished from the direct radiation from the sun.

Nearby words

skyhook, skyjack, skyjacking, skylab, skylark, skylight, skylight filter, skylighted, skyline, skylit, skylounge

Origin of skylight

First recorded in 1670–80; sky + light¹

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Examples from the Web for skylight

He was not originally so uninhibited, however, as can now be seen in his “lost” novel, Skylight.
The Lost Novel of Nobel-Winner José Saramago|Charles Shafaieh|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Sick and beaten, Paul took the masterpiece back to his skylight room.
The Man Upstairs|P. G. Wodehouse
Mr. Powell loitering about the skylight wanted his captain off the deck now.
Chance|Joseph Conrad
Then, as he placed the ladder against the coping, I climbed to the roof and stepped across its firmness to the skylight.
The Million-Dollar Suitcase|Alice MacGowan

The rain rattled on the skylight of the square hall, and the wind roared down the open chimney.
In Kedar's Tents|Henry Seton Merriman
It had neither port-hole nor skylight nor window of any kind.
The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn|John R. Spears

British Dictionary definitions for skylight

skylight

/ (ˈskaɪˌlaɪt) /

noun

a window placed in a roof or ceiling to admit daylightAlso called: fanlight

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