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porthole

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noun/ˈpɔː(ɹ)t.həʊl/
  1. 1

    A circular window set in the hull of a ship.

    • There was one small window in the hold, and I squeezed my way through the goats to this porthole, dusted with sea salt, and saw only blue—blue sky, blue water without end.
  2. 2

    A gunport; an opening in the hull of a ship through which cannons are fired.dated

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