"deadlight" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: deadlights [plural]
Etymology: dead + light Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dead|light}} dead + light Head templates: {{en-noun}} deadlight (plural deadlights)
  1. (nautical) A strong (often wooden) shutter fitted over a porthole, that can be closed in bad weather to keep water out and discourage the glass windows from breaking. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-deadlight-en-noun-C66IZ7tk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 37 1 27 4 Topics: nautical, transport
  2. (nautical) A deck prism, a device to allow light into the cabin of boat through the deck. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-deadlight-en-noun-6C1XJynf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 37 1 27 4 Topics: nautical, transport
  3. (figurative) An eye. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-deadlight-en-noun-QVBYOg3x
  4. (figurative) An eyelid. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-deadlight-en-noun-c5dOnveJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 37 1 27 4
  5. (architecture) Synonym of deadlite Categories (topical): Architecture Synonyms: deadlite [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-deadlight-en-noun-mNnx5N5c Topics: architecture
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dead-light, dead light

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