porthole
noun
port·hole
ˈpȯrt-ˌhōl 
1
: an opening (such as a window) with a cover or closure especially in the side of a ship or aircraft
2
: a port through which to shoot
Examples of porthole in a Sentence
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Still, the view from the porthole during the famed dive was something to behold, at least for a few fleeting minutes.
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2023
Throughout the space, beautiful design touches — from the entrance desk porthole to the fanciful wire fish that swim above the guests — enhance but never overwhelm the space.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2024
The coach was painted red and had black and gold lettering, and the windows were portholes.
—Randy McCrory Vintage Bentonville, arkansasonline.com, 1 Feb. 2024
The flash assault on the explosion’s observers, including Oppenheimer iconically peering through a bunker’s porthole, had to be lit just so.
—Robert Strauss, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024
Grand staterooms on the Lido deck offer unimpeded views to the sea through windows that open, while Deluxe and Superior staterooms have portholes.
—Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2023
That has included significant repairs such as rebuilding a bridge that washed away and installing more aesthetic elements like porthole kitchen windows, which Mr. Waller bought at a marine auction.
—Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2023
All three were sailing along the Gulf of Mexico Saturday when a broken porthole started letting water into their boat and began damaging electronics, per a Coast Guard news release.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
Otherwise, their only natural light beams through the ship’s tiny portholes.
—Jake Offenhartz, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2023
Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2023
Throughout the space, beautiful design touches — from the entrance desk porthole to the fanciful wire fish that swim above the guests — enhance but never overwhelm the space.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2024
The coach was painted red and had black and gold lettering, and the windows were portholes.
—Randy McCrory Vintage Bentonville, arkansasonline.com, 1 Feb. 2024
The flash assault on the explosion’s observers, including Oppenheimer iconically peering through a bunker’s porthole, had to be lit just so.
—Robert Strauss, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024
Grand staterooms on the Lido deck offer unimpeded views to the sea through windows that open, while Deluxe and Superior staterooms have portholes.
—Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2023
That has included significant repairs such as rebuilding a bridge that washed away and installing more aesthetic elements like porthole kitchen windows, which Mr. Waller bought at a marine auction.
—Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2023
All three were sailing along the Gulf of Mexico Saturday when a broken porthole started letting water into their boat and began damaging electronics, per a Coast Guard news release.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
Otherwise, their only natural light beams through the ship’s tiny portholes.
—Jake Offenhartz, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2023
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porthole
noun
port·hole
ˈpōrt-ˌhōl
ˈpȯrt-
1
: an opening in the side of a ship or aircraft
2
: an opening to shoot through
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