hublot

noun

English translation: porthole

Example: La cabine du bateau avait de petits hublots qui donnaient sur la mer. (The cabin of the boat had small portholes that looked out onto the sea.)

Related terms

hublotier (noun): porthole maker, 2. hubloter (verb): to install portholes

Etymology

From the French word "hublot" meaning 'little window'

Synonyms

fenêtre, oeil-de-boeuf, sabord.