Definitions for deadlight

deadlight dead·light

Spelling: [ded-lahyt]
IPA: /ˈdɛdˌlaɪt/

Deadlight is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 343 anagrams from letters in deadlight (addeghilt).

Definitions for deadlight

noun

  1. a strong shutter able to be screwed against the interior of a porthole in heavy weather.
  2. a thick pane of glass set in the hull or deck to admit light.

Origin of deadlight

First recorded in 1720-30; dead + light1

Examples for deadlight

Then I flooded the boat rapidly through the deadlight till the water came to the level of the coaming.

Then he entered an opposite room—all were unlocked now—from which, slantingly through the deadlight, he saw lights.

As the deadlight had been closed over the port, the state-room was illumined only by a gray half-gloom from the cabin.

Under this head may also be mentioned the Funa'l or deadlight, which was lighted in some churchyards at night.

Then Ross casually glanced at the deadlight, and violently forced the girl to her seat.

Foster remained, moodily staring through the deadlight, while the other two went forward.

Remembering his embarrassment of the morning, Denman did not seek the deck, but looked through his deadlight.

"Fully committed," muttered Denman, as he drew back from the deadlight.

It was hot in the room, and rather dark, as the deadlight to the poop-deck was fogged by sea water.

He drew back to avoid a brick that threatened to enter the deadlight, and the conversation ended.

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