porthole
noun
port·hole
ˈpȯrt-ˌhōl 
1
: an opening (such as a window) with a cover or closure especially in the side of a ship or aircraft
2
: a port through which to shoot
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All around her, her fellow passengers are screaming and praying as water sprays in around the portholes and people are thrown from their bunks.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 2 Mar. 2025
At that moment, a bright white beam of sunlight came in through the porthole and struck Audrey’s left eye.
—Sheila Heti, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
Some nights were a caviar tasting in the main lounge and drinks in the Blue Eye lounge, a bar situated a few meters below sea level with portholes to watch marine life pass by.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Crawley solved the problem using small tungsten or LED spotlights to stand in for small portholes by casting small pools of light for Brody and the camera to cross through, but kept the vast majority of the space in a moody darkness.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 2 Mar. 2025
At that moment, a bright white beam of sunlight came in through the porthole and struck Audrey’s left eye.
—Sheila Heti, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
Some nights were a caviar tasting in the main lounge and drinks in the Blue Eye lounge, a bar situated a few meters below sea level with portholes to watch marine life pass by.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Crawley solved the problem using small tungsten or LED spotlights to stand in for small portholes by casting small pools of light for Brody and the camera to cross through, but kept the vast majority of the space in a moody darkness.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for porthole
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“Porthole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/porthole. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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porthole
noun
port·hole
ˈpōrt-ˌhōl
ˈpȯrt-
1
: an opening in the side of a ship or aircraft
2
: an opening to shoot through
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