skylight

IPA: skˈaɪɫaɪt

(architecture) A window, dome, or opening in the roof or ceiling, to admit natural light.
(physics) Diffuse sky radiation—solar radiation reaching the earth's surface after having been scattered from the direct solar beam by molecules or suspensoids in the atmosphere.
(volcanology) A hole in the upper part of a lava tube, yielding a view of the lava within.
A region of flat, thin ice allowing a submarine to surface.

Examples of "skylight" in Sentences

The skylights were reestablished in 1983.
The iron trusses supported the roof and skylight.
A round skylight can even be the top of the dome.
The skylight feature was used by Nissan in the quest.
They warned that a skylight is an easy entry for a bandido.
He is discovered on the roof and knocked through the skylight.
The skylight is open and exposes the sculpture to the elements.
In the roof to the left of the round window is a modern skylight.
The stairway to the upper floor is illuminated by an octagonal skylight.
Its glass skylight provides natural light to the interior of the building.
The art gallery is lighted naturally from an arched skylight in the ceiling.
The term skylight had been used by submariners since first venturing under the polar ice cap.