deadlight (English, noun)
expansion: deadlight (plural deadlights)
Senses:
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: A strong (often wooden) shutter fitted over a porthole, that can be closed in bad weather to keep water out and discourage the glass windows from breaking.
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: A deck prism, a device to allow light into the cabin of boat through the deck.
glosses: An eye.
tags: archaic
figuratively
glosses: An eyelid.
tags: archaic
figuratively
Forms:
form: deadlights
tags: plural
form: dead-light
tags: alternative
form: dead light
tags: alternative