Meaning of porthouse | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A building that contains the offices of officials responsible for running a port, space for customs, etc.
2. The main cabin on the port side of a boat.

Examples

“We had accomplished about three-quarters of[ the distance, and were beginning to look to the terminataon of our labors; Cape Traverse was full in sight, and even the porthouse, which was our goal, and we knew that we could now be seen by the lookout, who watched the course of the boat as soon as it came in sight, in order to send the sleigh along the coast to meet the party.”

“To make this short trip, one goes to the wharf of Cavite or to where the porthouse is and, once there, ask about the ship for Bulacan.”

“1989, Orson Scott Card, Prentice Alvin http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&vid=ISBN0812502124&id=u8x5Q2IHw_8C&pg=PA179&lpg=PA179&sig=frn2Tg8bgUQjDpkNJJxvJOcUm9c The river rat he fought was one of a gang of them lolling under the eaves of the porthouse, probably waiting for a gaming house to open.”

“Small portions ot the porthouse are opaque for holding cells and other secure areas. A narrow bar contains the porthouse and is solid along the east where trattic stacks up waiting to cross at the Canadian border station.”

“The starboard-house is a small galley and the porthouse contains the stairway leading below to the captain's cabin and mate's messroom.”

“The portholes (K) are opened from the outside by string (D) attached to the porthouse slide (H), and the slide is lifted until it is halted by the slide top (G).”

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