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skylight
skylight, a glazed window frame, usually in pairs, set at an angle in the deck of a ship to maximize light and ventilation to a compartment below, and protected with brass rods. They were only seen on smaller vessels. Once very common in yachts, they were difficult to keep watertight and were superseded by hatches with transparent plastic tops or by transparent panels, though they are still to be seen in classic yachts.
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"skylight." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "skylight." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-skylight.html "skylight." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-skylight.html |
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skylight
sky·light / ˈskīˌlīt/ • n. a window installed in a roof or ceiling. ∎ light emanating from the sky. |
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"skylight." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "skylight." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-skylight.html "skylight." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-skylight.html |
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skylight
skylight. Glazed opening in a roof or ceiling.
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "skylight." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "skylight." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-skylight.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "skylight." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-skylight.html |
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skylight
•halite • candlelight • fanlight
•lamplight • gaslight • flashlight
•starlight • headlight • penlight
•daylight • tail light
•Peelite, pelite
•street light • phyllite • rubellite
•Carmelite • proselyte • Monothelite
•highlight, skylight, stylite, twilight
•sidelight • limelight • night light
•spotlight • torchlight • lowlight
•cryolite • microlight • moonlight
•cellulite • floodlight • sunlight
•rushlight • Pre-Raphaelite • firelight
•acolyte • Bakelite • Armalite
•Ishmaelite • phonolite • cosmopolite
•electrolyte • Israelite • corallite
•heteroclite • chrysolite • socialite
•satellite • tantalite • overflight
•pearlite, perlite
•searchlight
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"skylight." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "skylight." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-skylight.html "skylight." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-skylight.html |
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