DEADLIGHT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does deadlight mean? 

• DEADLIGHT (noun)
  The noun DEADLIGHT has 1 sense:

1. a strong shutter over a ship's porthole that is closed in stormy weather

  Familiarity information: DEADLIGHT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEADLIGHT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A strong shutter over a ship's porthole that is closed in stormy weather

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("deadlight" is a kind of...):

shutter (a hinged blind for a window)

Holonyms ("deadlight" is a part of...):

porthole (a window in a ship or airplane)