How to pronounce “deadlight”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (nautical) 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.
• (nautical) A deck prism, a device to allow light into the cabin of boat through the deck.
• (figurative, archaic) An eye.
• (figurative, archaic) An eyelid.
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Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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