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May 27, 2012
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port•hole



Pronunciation: (pôrt'hōl", pōrt'-), [key]
—n.
1. a round, windowlike opening with a hinged, watertight glass cover in the side of a vessel for admitting air and light. Cf. port 4 (def. 1).
2. an opening in a wall, door, etc., as one through which to shoot.

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