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Terms vs Deadlight - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between terms and deadlight

is that terms is while deadlight is (nautical) a strong shutter fitted over a porthole etc that can be closed in bad weather.

terms

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Noun

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    deadlight

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) A strong shutter fitted over a porthole etc. that can be closed in bad weather.
  • (figurative) Eyelid.
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