"porthole" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɔː(ɹ)t.həʊl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-porthole.wav Forms: portholes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)thəʊl Etymology: Alteration of portal, as is from port + hole. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|port|hole}} port + hole Head templates: {{en-noun}} porthole (plural portholes)
  1. (archaic) A gunport; an opening in the hull of a ship through which cannon are fired. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-porthole-en-noun-MKMLmRDs
  2. (nautical) A circular window set in the hull of a ship. Categories (topical): Nautical Synonyms: bullseye [obsolete], scuttle Translations (circular window): ілюміна́тар (iljuminátar) [masculine] (Belarusian), люк (ljuk) [masculine] (Bulgarian), илюминатор (iljuminator) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 舷窗 (xiánchuāng) (Chinese Mandarin), koøje [neuter] (Danish), patrijs [feminine] (Dutch), patrijspoort [feminine] (Dutch), luko (Esperanto), hytti-ikkuna (Finnish), hublot [masculine] (French), Bullauge [neuter] (German), אֶשְׁקָף (eshkaf) [masculine] (Hebrew), kýrauga [neuter] (Icelandic), oblò (Italian), 舷窓 (gensō) (alt: げんそう) (Japanese), 현창 (hyeonchang) (Korean), bulaj [masculine] (Polish), иллюмина́тор (illjuminátor) [masculine] (Russian), uinneag bàta [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), tronera [feminine] (Spanish), ventanilla [feminine] (Spanish), ілюміна́тор (iljuminátor) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "circular window",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "uinneag bàta"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "circular window",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tronera"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "circular window",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ventanilla"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "iljuminátor",
      "sense": "circular window",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ілюміна́тор"
    }
  ],
  "word": "porthole"
}

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