Definitions for porthole

porthole port·hole

Spelling: [pawrt-hohl, pohrt-]
IPA: /ˈpɔrtˌhoʊl, ˈpoʊrt-/

Porthole is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 250 anagrams from letters in porthole (ehlooprt).

Definitions for porthole

noun

  1. a round, windowlike opening with a hinged, watertight glass cover in the side of a vessel for admitting air and light. Compare port4 (def 1).
  2. an opening in a wall, door, etc., as one through which to shoot.

Origin of porthole

First recorded in 1585-95; port4 + hole

Examples for porthole

Suddenly I became aware that the porthole was open, and fastened back.

He led them to the stern, and to the little cabin, in which was a porthole.

He looked around the fixed cabin and out the porthole at the unmoving stars.

A porthole, with the black heavens and the blazing stars, was before her.

"You were right about the porthole, Robert," I said, and I gave him the promised sovereign.

He lowered a tender gaze on his banjo and I went on looking through the porthole.

He looked up through the porthole and saw, perfectly framed, the Acropolis.

Probably the speakers were in a cabin with the porthole open.

He stood there, looking out the porthole, and forgot I was there.

That room also was in darkness, with only one porthole open.

Word Value for porthole
Scrable

13

Words with friends

14

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