noun
- a strong shutter or cover that can be placed over a ship’s porthole or window for protection during storms
- a thick glass window set into a ship’s deck or side to let light into lower areas
Usage: nautical
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The crew secured the deadlights before the hurricane hit.
- Heavy seas forced them to close all deadlights on the lower deck.
- The deadlight in the cabin floor provided natural lighting below.
- Storm shutters and deadlights protected the ship’s windows.
- The thick glass deadlight was designed to withstand heavy weather.
- They installed new deadlights to improve visibility in the hold.