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Definition of deadlight in English: deadlightnounˈdɛdlʌɪtˈdɛdlaɪt 1A protective cover or shutter fitted over a porthole or window on a ship. Example sentencesExamples - The side facing me had five square windows complete with deadlight covers, all encrusted in coral.
- All the watertight doors, deadlights and scuttles had been securely closed before the torpedo struck the ship.
- Fresh air was admitted through two large wind sails in the forward hatches, and also through the deadlights upon each side of the ship.
- As we dropped off the tip of the bow to seabed level and swam along the wreck, we could see numerous portholes, all with heavy-duty deadlights securely fixed shut.
- The closed deadlights indicate the ship had been secured for heavy weather prior to wrecking.
2US A skylight designed not to be opened. Example sentencesExamples - The fully insulated oval glass front door with the 12"x36" deadlight above it really brightens up the front entrance.
Definition of deadlight in US English: deadlightnounˈdɛdlaɪtˈdedlīt 1A protective cover or shutter fitted over a porthole or window on a ship. Example sentencesExamples - The closed deadlights indicate the ship had been secured for heavy weather prior to wrecking.
- All the watertight doors, deadlights and scuttles had been securely closed before the torpedo struck the ship.
- The side facing me had five square windows complete with deadlight covers, all encrusted in coral.
- As we dropped off the tip of the bow to seabed level and swam along the wreck, we could see numerous portholes, all with heavy-duty deadlights securely fixed shut.
- Fresh air was admitted through two large wind sails in the forward hatches, and also through the deadlights upon each side of the ship.
2US A skylight designed not to be opened. Example sentencesExamples - The fully insulated oval glass front door with the 12"x36" deadlight above it really brightens up the front entrance.
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