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porthole

 [pawrt-hohl, pohrt-]   Origin

port·hole

   [pawrt-hohl, pohrt-]
noun
1.
a round, windowlike opening with a hinged, watertight glass cover in the side of a vessel for admitting air and light. Compare port4 (def. 1).
2.
an opening in a wall, door, etc., as one through which to shoot.
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Origin:
1585–95; port4 + hole
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porthole (ˈpɔːtˌhəʊl)
 
—n
1.  Sometimes shortened to: port a small aperture in the side of a vessel to admit light and air, usually fitted with a watertight glass or metal cover, or both
2.  an opening in a wall or parapet through which a gun can be fired; embrasure

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porthole
1591, from port (2) + hole.
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