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porthole::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | window |
Examples of porthole
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However, if a low porthole was left open, water could enter as the water bubbles.
From the newscientist.com
It opened up a porthole through which those minded to abandon ship might slither.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
You might quibble with the phony porthole vents, though they're a Buick tradition.
From the usatoday.com
Porthole, a video installation by Jamaican artist Oneika Russell, addresses women?
From the kentucky.com
The solid billet could also be used with a spider die, porthole die or bridge die.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Right now it biased and lacks that universalness a really good porthole has.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Next morning, I am awakened by the rising sun peaking through the porthole.
From the dailymercury.com.au
Then there's the tiny, porthole-like side windows for a genuinely claustrophobic feel.
From the smh.com.au
Another bled profusely after squeezing out a porthole of the overturned USS Oklahoma.
From the ocregister.com
- A window in a ship or airplane
- Port: an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through
- A porthole is a small, generally circular, window used on the hull of ships to admit light and air. Porthole is actually an abbreviated term for "port hole window". ...
- (Portholes) Port holes were originally gunports. In early days, no provision whatever was made for admitting air or light into the crew's quarters, which remained foul and gloomy until recent times.
- (Portholes) Military-issue eyeglasses or the wearer of glasses.
- (Portholes) Small square windows cut into the hull through which pirates could shoot guns.
- (Portholes) glasses (also referred to as BC glasses where the BC can stand for Bootcamp or Birth Control - Birth Control because they are so ugly there isn't a chance of...well, they're that ugly)
- Circular "window" in the side of the ship's hull or superstructure. Most modern cruise cabins today feature picture windows, full-length glass windows, French balconies, or balconies.
- A port. A window in the side of a boat, usually round or with rounded corners. Sometimes portholes can be opened, sometimes they are fixed shut. Also see hatches.
