porthole
noun
port·hole
ˈpȯrt-ˌhōl 
1
: an opening (such as a window) with a cover or closure especially in the side of a ship or aircraft
2
: a port through which to shoot
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Guests on board can find inside rooms, ocean-view rooms with portholes, rooms with a Verandah, amenity-heavy Concierge suites, and several extraordinary Royal Suites.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
His Gallery of Modern Art at 2 Columbus Circle, built for the playboy supermarket heir Huntington Hartford, was an even stranger little building wrapped in white marble, lined with bronze portholes, and standing on odd little stilts.
—Christopher Robbins, Curbed, 9 Feb. 2026
Many of us have only marveled at it through the porthole of a Dreamliner flying back from Europe.
—Tim Neville, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
The Shenzhou capsule porthole consists of three layers of glass.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
His Gallery of Modern Art at 2 Columbus Circle, built for the playboy supermarket heir Huntington Hartford, was an even stranger little building wrapped in white marble, lined with bronze portholes, and standing on odd little stilts.
—Christopher Robbins, Curbed, 9 Feb. 2026
Many of us have only marveled at it through the porthole of a Dreamliner flying back from Europe.
—Tim Neville, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
The Shenzhou capsule porthole consists of three layers of glass.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Porthole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/porthole. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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porthole
noun
port·hole
ˈpōrt-ˌhōl
ˈpȯrt-
1
: an opening in the side of a ship or aircraft
2
: an opening to shoot through
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