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Raredeadlight
The correct spelling is deadlight.
How to pronounce deadlight
noun
Say it like: Dee-dli-t
The correct spelling is deadlight. 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.
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Definition
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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