What is "portholes"

Usage examples of "portholes".

The portholes were tiny, and they revealed only the blackness of the ocean outside.

From the portholes of D Cyl, he could see the rectangular illuminated grid that extended across the bottom, following the half-mile-long buried spacecraft.

He saw lights in the portholes of DH-7, the divers’ habitat, located a few dozen yards away.

He turned and saw that a firehose had been unleashed in the room, and then he realized that one of the small portholes had blown or burned out, and the water was rushing in with incredible force.

He squinted at the portholes, then realized he was hoping to catch sight of Harry and Beth, one last time.

But then you might see something from the portholes, and I’d rather not let loose the rumors that would result.

But one section was sealed, with small portholes and thick metal doors.

They stopped at the very back of the ship, studded with portholes and listing quite sharply away from them, covered by an incline of books.

Lit and kept alive by bright gaslight and what little day came through dirt-caked portholes, plants of different themes filled each of the cabins.

The intricate segments of its multilayered bridge, the chasm that was constructed in the center of its body, the twisted architecture of its portholes and chambers marked it out.

Johannes watches the creatures press down on the portholes, and a rage of thoughts arc through him.

It was constructed of heavy timber and presented rather a forbidding appearance with its square corners, its ominous looking portholes, and strongly barred doors and windows.

But the stout gate withstood their united efforts, and the galling fire from the portholes soon forced them to fall back and seek cover behind the trees and the rocks.

Its warm gleams penetrated the portholes of the Fort and cast long bright shadows on the walls.

Rising in its crimson glory the sun flooded the valley, dyeing the river, the leaves, the grass, the stones, tingeing everything with that awful color which stained the stairs, the benches, the floor, even the portholes of the block-house.