dead-lightn.

Etymology: < dead adj. + light n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdead-light.

1. Nautical. A strong wooden or iron shutter fixed outside a cabin-window or port-hole in a storm, to prevent water from entering.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > other parts of body of vessel > [noun] > opening in side of vessel > for light air > shutter for

dark light1640

dead-light1726

1726 G. Shelvocke Voy. round World i. 3 A sea struck us..and drove in one of our quarter and one of our stern dead lights.

1836 F. Marryat Mr. Midshipman Easy II. x. 304 The water..had burst into the cabin through the windows..for the dead lights..had not yet been shipped.

a1845 R. H. Barham Brothers of Birchington in Ingoldsby Legends (1847) 3rd Ser. 270 The dead-lights are letting the spray and the rain in.

2. A skylight not made to open.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > types of window > [noun] > skylights, etc.

lucarne1548

shop light1602

skylight?c1660

bullock's-eye1728

lunette1742

roof light1763

light well1826

abat-jour1838

light shaft1870

dead-light1882

laylight1932

1882 Trade Catalogue Skylights for which we have no corresponding sizes of Deadlights.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	dead-light
释义	dead-lightn. Etymology: < dead adj. + light n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdead-light. 1. Nautical. A strong wooden or iron shutter fixed outside a cabin-window or port-hole in a storm, to prevent water from entering. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > other parts of body of vessel > [noun] > opening in side of vessel > for light air > shutter for dark light1640 dead-light1726 1726 G. Shelvocke Voy. round World i. 3 A sea struck us..and drove in one of our quarter and one of our stern dead lights. 1836 F. Marryat Mr. Midshipman Easy II. x. 304 The water..had burst into the cabin through the windows..for the dead lights..had not yet been shipped. a1845 R. H. Barham Brothers of Birchington in Ingoldsby Legends (1847) 3rd Ser. 270 The dead-lights are letting the spray and the rain in. 2. A skylight not made to open. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > types of window > [noun] > skylights, etc. lucarne1548 shop light1602 skylight?c1660 bullock's-eye1728 lunette1742 roof light1763 light well1826 abat-jour1838 light shaft1870 dead-light1882 laylight1932 1882 Trade Catalogue Skylights for which we have no corresponding sizes of Deadlights. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1726
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