deadlight
/D EH1 D L AY0 T/noun
- 1
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.
- 2
A deck prism, a device to allow light into the cabin of boat through the deck.
- 3
An eyelid.
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