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dead⋅light

  [ded-lahyt]
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–noun Nautical.
1. a strong shutter able to be screwed against the interior of a porthole in heavy weather.
2. a thick pane of glass set in the hull or deck to admit light.
Origin:
1720–30; dead + light 1
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dead·light   (děd'līt')   
n.  

  1. Nautical

    1. A strong shutter or plate fastened over a ship's porthole or cabin window in stormy weather.

    2. A thick window set in a ship's side or deck.

  2. A skylight constructed so that it cannot be opened.

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