half-port en · NOUN
Meanings
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one half of a two-part shutter used to close a porthole.
he heard the clanking of their capstan pawls — putting to sea with bands playing and guns grinning through yawning half-ports
1939, Roland Barker, The Middle Passage:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| half-ports | Number=Plur | lexicographic |