Half-port
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Half-port is a noun meaning (nautical) one half of a two-part shutter used to close a porthole.
Meaning
(nautical) one half of a two-part shutter used to close a porthole.
Example Sentences
he heard the clanking of their capstan pawls — putting to sea with bands playing and guns grinning through yawning half-ports
Word Forms
- half-ports
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include portlight, porthole, portage, half-pint, halfpenny, portsill.
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