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Deadlight   Listen
noun
Deadlight  n.  (Naut.) A strong shutter, made to fit open ports and keep out water in a storm.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Deadlight" Quotes from Famous Books



... were called, I rubbed my eyes in astonishment, for as I glanced out of the deadlight near which my hammock swung, I saw that we were under way and well out to sea. I put on my togs in a hurry, and after lashing and stowing my "dream ...
— A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" • Russell Doubleday

... every companionway and hatch closed. Do not allow a man to go on deck, nor to open a deadlight. We must exist upon the air that remains in the ...
— On a Torn-Away World • Roy Rockwood



Words linked to "Deadlight" :   porthole



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