porthole

English

Etymology

Alteration of portal, as if from port +‎ hole.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɔː(ɹ)t.həʊl/
Audio (southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)thəʊl

Noun

porthole (plural portholes)

(archaic) A gunport; an opening in the hull of a ship through which cannon are fired.
(nautical) A circular window set in the hull of a ship.
Synonyms: (obsolete) bullseye, scuttle

Translations

gunport — see gunport

circular window

Belarusian: ілюміна́тар m (iljuminátar)
Bulgarian: люк (bg) m (ljuk), илюминатор (bg) m (iljuminator)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 舷窗 (zh) (xiánchuāng)
Dutch: patrijs (nl) f, patrijspoort (nl) f
Esperanto: luko (eo)
Finnish: hytti-ikkuna
French: hublot (fr) m
German: Bullauge (de) n
Hebrew: אֶשְׁקָף‎ (he) m (eshkaf)
Icelandic: kýrauga (is) n
Italian: oblò (it)
Japanese: 舷窓 (ja) (げんそう, gensō)
Korean: 현창 (hyeonchang)
Polish: bulaj (pl) m
Russian: иллюмина́тор (ru) m (illjuminátor)
Scottish Gaelic: uinneag bàta f
Spanish: tronera (es) f, ventanilla (es) f
Ukrainian: ілюміна́тор m (iljuminátor)

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