Sisko looking out the porthole of his lightship.
A porthole was an opening in a hull or bulkhead of a sailing vessel, or such spacecraft as a Bajoran lightship.
Arjin, a hopeful Trill initiate who was training with Jadzia Dax in 2370, who believed he had made a huge mistake that jeopardized his chances of succeeding towards his goal of being joined, confessed to Quark that he "just threw my whole life out a porthole." (DS9: "Playing God")
When Benjamin Sisko constructed a Bajoran lightship in 2373, looking out the portholes was the only way he could see what was going on around his ship while in flight. (DS9: "Explorers")
See also[]
| Sailing vessel components |
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| Sails and solar sails: Course • Jib • Main sail • Royal • Spritsail • Stunsail • Topgallant sail |
| Spars: Mast • Yardarm • Rigging: Brace • Winch |
| Anchor • Ballast • Crow's nest • Keel • Paddle • Plank • Porthole • Rudder • Sextant • Wheel |