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Fanlight vs Toplight - What's the difference?

fanlight | toplight |

As nouns the difference between fanlight and toplight

is that fanlight is a semicircular or semioval window over a door or other window, normally having a fan-like structure of ribs; sometimes hinged to the transom while toplight is (nautical) a lantern or light on the top of a vessel.

fanlight

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a semicircular or semioval window over a door or other window, normally having a fan-like structure of ribs; sometimes hinged to the transom

    • Derived terms

    * dummy fanlight

    toplight

    English

    Alternative forms

    * top-light

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) A lantern or light on the top of a vessel.
    • (Webster 1913)