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Synonyms for porthole

4 synonyms
2 meanings

noun

Most common

bull's-eye scuttle port embrasure

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Scuttle — A circular window set in the hull of a ship

scuttle, bull's-eye

2. Port

port, embrasure

Definitions

n. 1
A circular window set in the hull of a ship.
n. 2
A gunport; an opening in the hull of a ship through which cannons are fired.

Forms

Plural: portholes → scuttles, bull's-eyes, ports, embrasures…

Example sentences

scuttle Crawl forward is done much more agilely - scuttle like a cockroach!
port Owing to the storm, the ship could not leave port.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
porthole		rising
scuttle		rising
port		steady
embrasure		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: port¹
7 letters: scuttle²
9 letters: embrasure

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (scuttle² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: hublot
Italiano: oblò
Español: ventanilla