porthole
UKpɔːthoul
معنی کامل و مثالها
/pôrt´hōl´/n.
● (هواپیما و کشتی) پنجره (معمولا گرد یا بیضی)
● (دژ یا سنگر یا بارو و غیره) مزغل، روزنهی تیراندازی (embrasure هم میگویند)
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Derived from the Middle English word 'port' (meaning gate or entrance) and the Old English word 'hol' (meaning hole).
مثال
- She looked out of the porthole and saw dolphins swimming alongside the ship.
- The submarine's crew peered through the portholes to observe the underwater world.
- The airplane's passengers enjoyed the view through the portholes during the flight.
ترکیبهای رایج
look out of a porthole peer through a porthole install portholes open a porthole
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- a window in a ship or airplane
- an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through