porthole
English
/ˈpɔː(ɹ)t.həʊl/
noun
Definitions
- (archaic) A gunport; an opening in the hull of a ship through which cannon are fired.
- A circular window set in the hull of a ship.
Etymology
Compound from English port (oporto) + English hole (miserable place, a hollow).
Origin
English
hole
Gloss
miserable place, a hollow
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Earthport English
- Lockport English
- Logansport English
- Newport English
- Port Canaveral English
- Port Royal English
- Portland English
- Portman English
- Searsport English
- Southport English
- Westport English
- airhole English
- airport English
- anteport English
- antihole English
- antiport English
- aport English
- armhole English
- arrow-hole English
- arsehole English
- asshole English
- backport English
- beanhole English
- blasthole English
- blockhole English
- blowhole English
- bolt-hole English
- bolthole English
- bootyhole English
- borehole English
- bullethole English
- bumhole English
- bunghole English
- butthole English
- cakehole English
- carport English
- cathole English
- chuckhole English
- coal hole English
- cockhole English
- corehole English
- cornhole English
- cosmoport English
- crabhole English
- craphole English
- creephole English
- cubbyhole English
- cumhole English
- cyberhole English
- denehole English
- dickhole English
- dihole English
- doghole English
- downhole English
- dreamhole English
- driphole English
- dusthole English
- earhole English
- earthhole English
- eyehole English
- farthole English
- feedhole English
- fingerhole English
- firehole English
- foothole English
- foxhole English
- fuckhole English
- funkhole English
- gameport English
- gully-hole English
- gunport English
- hand-hole English
- handhole English
- hawsehole English
- hole English
- hole saw English
- hole up English
- holeable English
- holeful English
- holeless English
- holelike English
- holeproof English
- holepunch English
- holer English
- holeshot English
- holey English
- holon English
- homeport English
- hoverport English
- jaw-hole English
- jetport English
- keyhole English
- kneehole English
- knothole English
- knuckerhole English
- lakeport English
- lamphole English
- leghole English
- lickport English
- lughole English
- maintenance hole English
- manhole English
- megaport English
- microhole English
- minihole English
- miniport English
- moonport English
- mousehole English
- mudhole English
- multihole English
- multiport English
- nanohole English
- nosehole English
- oarhole English
- outhole English
- outport English
- passport English
- peehole English
- peephole English
- pesthole English
- photohole English
- piehole English
- pigeonhole English
- pinhole English
- pisshole English
- plughole English
- poophole English
- pophole English
- port English
- port tong English
- portative English
- portholed English
- portholelike English
- portholing English
- porthouse English
- portland English
- portless English
- portlight English
- portlike English
- portly English
- portman English
- portmapper English
- portmote English
- portpass English
- portsale English
- portscan English
- portscanner English
- portside English
- portsill English
- portsweep English
- posthole English
- pothole English
- pritchel hole English
- pukehole English
- pussyhole English
- quasihole English
- rathole English
- ringhole English
- riverport English
- rockhole English
- roothole English
- rowport English
- rudderhole English
- sallyport English
- scumhole English
- seaport English
- shakehole English
- shithole English
- shothole English
- shuttleport English
- sighthole English
- sinkhole English
- sleazehole English
- slimehole English
- smokehole English
- snowhole English
- spaceport English
- spouthole English
- spyhole English
- stakehole English
- starport English
- sternport English
- stinkhole English
- stokehole English
- stumphole English
- suckhole English
- suitport English
- superport English
- switchport English
- tailhole English
- taphole English
- thumbhole English
- traphole English
- underhole English
- uphole English
- venthole English
- viewport English
- waterhole English
- waterport English
- weephole English
- wellhole English
- woodhole English
- wormhole English
- Onanie German
- Port German
- порт Russian
- Porto Portuguese
- ポート Japanese
- port Old English
- hole Middle English
- pórt Irish
- पोर्ट Hindi
- พอร์ต Thai
- port Turkish
- হোল Bengali
- hul Tok Pisin
- pot Tok Pisin
- olo Sranan Tongo
- port
- hole
- aport
- holey
- holer
- holon
- uphole
- dihole
- portly
- cathole
- doghole
- jetport
- peehole
- gunport
- foxhole
- Portman
- taphole
- asshole
- mudhole
- keyhole
- bumhole
- airport
- portman
- leghole
- spyhole
- eyehole
- cumhole
- earhole
- hole up
- oarhole
- Newport
- manhole
- piehole
- carport
- seaport
- lughole
- outhole
- airhole
- pothole
- pinhole
- rowport
- pophole
- armhole
- rathole
- outport
- holeful
- passport
- poophole
- scumhole
- lamphole
- nosehole
- portmote
- portsill
- nanohole
- peephole
- miniport
- Westport
- crabhole
- traphole
- jaw-hole
- homeport
- bunghole
- minihole
- handhole
- portscan
- cornhole
- Lockport
- hole saw
- roothole
- portland
- ringhole
- suckhole
- fuckhole
- plughole
- dusthole
- knothole
- cockhole
- snowhole
- shothole
- blowhole
- posthole
- backport
- antiport
- craphole
- shithole
- megaport
- corehole
- portlike
- kneehole
- beanhole
- feedhole
- pesthole
- butthole
- viewport
- lakeport
- funkhole
- starport
- portside
- portless
- driphole
- cakehole
- denehole
- rockhole
- borehole
- suitport
- portpass
- holeable
- dickhole
- holeshot
- downhole
- tailhole
- farthole
- pukehole
- pisshole
- weephole
- wellhole
- portsale
- holelike
- firehole
- bolthole
- wormhole
- sinkhole
- antihole
- woodhole
- venthole
- moonport
- foothole
- lickport
- gameport
- anteport
- Portland
- holeless
- arsehole
- Earthport
- sternport
- underhole
- holepunch
- earthhole
- smokehole
- cyberhole
- waterport
- hand-hole
- sallyport
- port tong
- portsweep
- holeproof
- portative
- spouthole
- stokehole
- multihole
- bootyhole
- porthouse
- Searsport
- hoverport
- shakehole
- riverport
- stinkhole
- mousehole
- dreamhole
- photohole
- cubbyhole
- Southport
- quasihole
- waterhole
- creephole
- portholed
- sighthole
- portlight
- blasthole
- stumphole
- chuckhole
- slimehole
- hawsehole
- bolt-hole
- spaceport
- stakehole
- multiport
- thumbhole
- microhole
- pussyhole
- superport
- cosmoport
- blockhole
- coal hole
- fingerhole
- switchport
- portmapper
- Logansport
- bullethole
- gully-hole
- rudderhole
- sleazehole
- pigeonhole
- portholing
- Port Royal
- arrow-hole
- knuckerhole
- shuttleport
- portscanner
- portholelike
- pritchel hole
- Port Canaveral
- maintenance hole