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porthole

/ˈpɔː(ɹ)t.həʊl/

porthole noun: a circular window set in the hull of a ship.

porthole: a circular window set in the hull of a ship
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Noun

porthole (plural portholes)

  1. A circular window set in the hull of a ship.
    Synonyms:
    bullseye, scuttle
  2. (dated) A gunport; an opening in the hull of a ship through which cannons are fired.

porthole meaning in Malayalam

porthole in Malayalam

കപ്പലിലെ വശത്തുള്ള ദ്വാരം, കപ്പലിലെ പീരങ്കിദ്വാരം

Synonyms of porthole

Forms of porthole

pluralportholes

Origin of porthole

From port + hole.

Words formed from porthole

Questions about porthole

What does porthole mean?
Porthole means a circular window set in the hull of a ship.
What is porthole in Malayalam?
Porthole in Malayalam is കപ്പലിലെ വശത്തുള്ള ദ്വാരം, കപ്പലിലെ പീരങ്കിദ്വാരം. See Porthole meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is porthole?
Porthole is a noun.
How do you pronounce porthole?
Porthole is pronounced /ˈpɔː(ɹ)t.həʊl/.
What is the plural of porthole?
The plural of porthole is portholes.

Words near porthole in the dictionary

  1. Porthdinllaen
  2. Portheus
  3. Porthkerry
  4. Porthleven
  5. Porthmadog
  6. porthole
  7. portholed
  8. portholelike
  9. portholes
  10. portholing
  11. Portholland

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Adapted from Wiktionary: porthole (page history and authors); porthole (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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