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porthole

/pawrt-hohl, pohrt-/US // ˈpɔrtˌhoʊl, ˈpoʊrt- //UK // (ˈpɔːtˌhəʊl) //

舷窗,舷窗外,舱门,舷梯

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a round, windowlike opening with a hinged, watertight glass cover in the side of a vessel for admitting air and light.Compare port.
    • : an opening in a wall, door, etc., as one through which to shoot.

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Examples

  • The cockpit is a circular pod with half a dozen couches arranged around the periphery, each with a window significantly larger than the little portholes on commercial airliners.

  • A spur marked by signage for the park’s Windows Section—so named for the portholes that have been gouged from the rock—is worth the trip as well.

  • He looked up through the porthole and saw, perfectly framed, the Acropolis.

  • When he woke he wondered where he was; but as through the porthole he saw the sheen of the sea he remembered everything.

  • Directly their attention was attracted to the porthole again by a tapping.

  • Go to the porthole, Jimmie, and see where our friend is now.

  • She turned away impatiently and walked toward the cabin porthole.

  • The little cabin was dark except for a faint light streaming in through the open porthole.