deadlight
a strong shutter able to be screwed against the interior of a porthole in heavy weather.
a thick pane of glass set in the hull or deck to admit light.
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How to use deadlight in a sentence
It was hot in the room, and rather dark, as the deadlight to the poop-deck was fogged by sea water.
Isle o' Dreams | Frederick F. MooreThen I flooded the boat rapidly through the deadlight till the water came to the level of the coaming.
The Story of Our Submarines | John Graham BowerRemembering his embarrassment of the morning, Denman did not seek the deck, but looked through his deadlight.
The Wreck of the Titan | Morgan RobertsonThen he entered an opposite room—all were unlocked now—from which, slantingly through the deadlight, he saw lights.
The Wreck of the Titan | Morgan RobertsonFoster remained, moodily staring through the deadlight, while the other two went forward.
The Wreck of the Titan | Morgan Robertson
British Dictionary definitions for deadlight
/ (ˈdɛdˌlaɪt) /
nautical
a bull's-eye let into the deck or hull of a vessel to admit light to a cabin
a shutter of wood or metal for sealing off a porthole or cabin window
a skylight designed not to be opened
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