porthole

English

Etymology

Alteration of portal, as is from port +‎ hole.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔː(ɹ)t.həʊl/

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• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)thəʊl

Noun

porthole (plural portholes)

1. (archaic) A gunport; an opening in the hull of a ship through which cannon are fired.
2. (nautical) A circular window set in the hull of a ship.

   Synonyms: (obsolete) bullseye, scuttle

Translations

gunport — see gunport

circular window

• Belarusian: ілюміна́тар m (iljuminátar)
• Bulgarian: люк (bg) m (ljuk), илюминатор (bg) m (iljuminator)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 舷窗 (zh) (xiánchuāng)

• Dutch: patrijs (nl) f, patrijspoort (nl) f
• Esperanto: luko (eo)
• Finnish: hytti-ikkuna
• French: hublot (fr) m
• German: Bullauge (de) n
• Hebrew: אֶשְׁקָף (he) m (eshkaf)
• Icelandic: kýrauga (is) n
• Italian: oblò (it)
• Japanese: 舷窓 (ja) (げんそう, gensō)
• Korean: 현창 (hyeonchang)
• Polish: bulaj (pl) m
• Russian: иллюмина́тор (ru) m (illjuminátor)
• Scottish Gaelic: uinneag bàta f
• Spanish: tronera (es) f, ventanilla (es) f
• Ukrainian: ілюміна́тор m (iljuminátor)

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