Deadlight

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Deadlight \Dead"light`\, n. (Naut.)
     A strong shutter, made to fit open ports and keep out water
     in a storm.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  deadlight
       n : a strong shutter over a ship's porthole that is closed in
           stormy weather