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Meanings of
porthole
in anglès
portuguès
capialço
català
canonera
Back to the meaning
An opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through.
port
embrasure
català
canonera
rus
иллюминатор
portuguès
vigia
espanyol
ojo de buey
català
ull de bou
Back to the meaning
Window of a ship.
side scuttle
bull's-eye window
bull's-eye
català
ull de bou
Sinònims
Examples for "
port
"
port
embrasure
Examples for "
port
"
1
Fishing boats were called back to
port
from the South China Sea.
2
However, problems organising the
port
rotation of cargo caused yet another delay.
3
Soon after the ship made
port
,
however, the story began to change.
4
The
port
operator expects a similar number of cruise passengers next year.
5
The Chilean government says the
port
of Coquimbo had suffered major damage.
1
The lady indicated stood alone in the curtained
embrasure
of a bay-window.
2
He retired to the
embrasure
of the large window of the boudoir.
3
From the
embrasure
of his prison Carlos looked upon the terrible spectacle.
4
Ken raised his head cautiously and peered through the
embrasure
in front.
5
A confidential interview would be held in the
embrasure
of a window.
Usage of
porthole
in anglès
1
What exactly had the children seen that night through the single
porthole
?
2
The sun was pouring into the
porthole
;
intermittently it flashed over him.
3
I relieved Freeman at the
porthole
;
Holt relieved Thompson at the bend.
4
Suddenly I became aware that the
porthole
was open, and fastened back.
5
The
porthole
was battened down, and I had to cast it loose.
6
I braced myself on either side of the
porthole
and reached down.
7
Every house became in its turn a fortress, every window a
porthole
.
8
The
porthole
was but just large enough for him to squeeze through.
9
He looked again, and then drew himself across to the opposite
porthole
.
10
Mal spun his chair toward the
porthole
that overlooked the distant ocean.
11
He stood there, looking out the
porthole
,
and forgot I was there.
12
Its screen was instantly displayed on a small screen in the
porthole
.
13
Fans of suds slobbered against the thick glass of its round
porthole
.
14
One of the building's few windows was there, a thick, shielded
porthole
.
15
Looking back through a
porthole
,
Ben could see other ships behind them.
16
The outward curving walls were gleaming dark wood, inset with
porthole
windows.
Other examples for "porthole"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
porthole
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
open porthole
small porthole
single porthole
tiny porthole
close the porthole
More collocations
Translations for
porthole
portuguès
capialço
vigia
català
canonera
portell
tronera
portalera
ull de bou
rus
иллюминатор
espanyol
ojo de buey
Porthole
through the time
Porthole
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common