Explore Porthole through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like window or port. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Porthole meaning
- A gunport; an opening in the hull of a ship through which cannons are fired.
- A circular window set in the hull of a ship.
Using Porthole
- The main meaning on this page is: A gunport; an opening in the hull of a ship through which cannons are fired. | A circular window set in the hull of a ship.
- Useful related words include: window, port, embrasure, opening.
Context around Porthole
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Porthole
- In this selection, "porthole" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, curving, seat and dress stand out and add context to how "porthole" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include becomes a porthole to the and from the porthole of a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "porthole" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with porthole
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Other outfits from the late ’60s are rather less unisex, like a “porthole” dress with cutout nipples. (17 words)
Photographer Douglas Croft and whale watcher Kate Cummings took the photo from the porthole of a nearby boat. (18 words)
In black-and-white videos, you’ll hear new perspectives from the subjects with the curving porthole-like shapes. (19 words)
Out of my window-seat porthole is a vision of blue, white and green; a cloudless sky, snow-capped mountains, the greens of bush and pasture, the blues of river and sea. (32 words)
In black-and-white videos, you’ll hear new perspectives from the subjects with the curving porthole-like shapes. (19 words)
The cloudless atmosphere becomes a porthole to the void, through which warmth flows like air through a porch screen. (19 words)
Example sentences (5)
In black-and-white videos, you’ll hear new perspectives from the subjects with the curving porthole-like shapes.
Out of my window-seat porthole is a vision of blue, white and green; a cloudless sky, snow-capped mountains, the greens of bush and pasture, the blues of river and sea.
Other outfits from the late ’60s are rather less unisex, like a “porthole” dress with cutout nipples.
Photographer Douglas Croft and whale watcher Kate Cummings took the photo from the porthole of a nearby boat.
The cloudless atmosphere becomes a porthole to the void, through which warmth flows like air through a porch screen.