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deadlight

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  1. A strong (often wooden) shutter fitted over a porthole, that can be closed in bad weather to keep water out and discourage the glass windows from breaking.
  2. A deck prism, a device to allow light into the cabin of boat through the deck.
  3. An eyelid.

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