Associations to the word «Porthole»

Wiktionary

PORTHOLE, noun. A circular window set in the hull of a ship.

Dictionary definition

PORTHOLE, noun. A window in a ship or airplane.
PORTHOLE, noun. An opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats