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noun
A strong (often wooden) shutter fitted over a porthole, that can be closed in bad weather to keep water out and discourage the glass windows from breaking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
A deck prism, a device to allow light into the cabin of boat through the deck.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
An eye.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, figuratively
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noun
An eyelid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, figuratively
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noun
a strong shutter over a ship's porthole that is closed in stormy weather
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: shutter
History
From dead + light.
