DEADLIGHT


Meaning of DEADLIGHT in English

/ded"luyt'/ , n. Naut.

1. a strong shutter able to be screwed against the interior of a porthole in heavy weather.

2. a thick pane of glass set in the hull or deck to admit light.

[ 1720-30; DEAD + LIGHT 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .