how to pronounce porthole

/ˈpɔːt.həʊl/

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porthole is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of porthole in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… um porthole window in it which was …”

meanings of porthole

noun:

A gunport; an opening in the hull of a ship through which cannon are fired.
A circular window set in the hull of a ship.

porthole frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word porthole occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics porthole can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that porthole can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) transport and travel;