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Windows that gave up on walls and went straight to heaven.
means Glass panels set into a roof or ceiling to let daylight pour in from above.
from Plain English compound from the 1700s: sky plus light, because some names refuse to overthink it.
Sailor rootsOriginally fixed deck windows lighting ships' interiors below.
Heat trapSkylights can leak warmth faster than walls do.
Roman ancestorThe Pantheon's open oculus was the ultimate skylight.