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porthole

[pawrt-hohl, pohrt-] / ˈpɔrtˌhoʊl, ˈpoʊrt- /




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He was a 25-year-old tinkering with self-tanners, but all the intrigue and action seemed to be around the lab next door, with its strange music, flashing lights and tinfoil covering the porthole.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 18, 2026

The scan shows new close-up details, including a porthole that was most likely smashed by the iceberg.

From BBC Apr. 8, 2025

The futuristic tower was composed of 140 detachable capsules, each suitable for a single resident and with a porthole looking out — like a pile of eyes fixed on the city.

From New York Times Jan. 16, 2024

The flash assault on the explosion’s observers, including Oppenheimer iconically peering through a bunker’s porthole, had to be lit just so.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 2, 2024

Just as she finished, Renata saw something through the porthole.

From "Wolfie & Fly" by Cary Fagan




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