1
: the diffused and reflected light of the sky
2
: an opening in a house roof or ship's deck that is covered with translucent or transparent material and that is designed to admit light
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There were hundreds of hyperboloids in the upper reaches of the Sagrada Família, including in skylights amid the canopy of foliage.
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D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
There was a skylight in the living room and a pass-through in the kitchen.
—Joyce Cohen, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Their three robotic rovers, outfitted with an array of cutting-edge imagery gear including time-of-flight cameras, helped the team generate an atlas of 3D maps of the site - from its skylight to its inner passageways.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The ground-floor duplex, where ceilings soar to over 16 feet beneath skylights, could serve as an art studio, guest suite, or family office.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
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D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
There was a skylight in the living room and a pass-through in the kitchen.
—Joyce Cohen, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Their three robotic rovers, outfitted with an array of cutting-edge imagery gear including time-of-flight cameras, helped the team generate an atlas of 3D maps of the site - from its skylight to its inner passageways.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The ground-floor duplex, where ceilings soar to over 16 feet beneath skylights, could serve as an art studio, guest suite, or family office.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Skylight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skylight. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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skylight
noun
sky·light
ˈskī-ˌlīt 
: a window or group of windows in a roof or ceiling
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