porthouse

词形变化

porthouses 复数 porthouses

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A building that contains the offices of officials responsible for running a port, space for customs, etc.

    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.

  2. 2.

    The main cabin on the port side of a boat.

词源

From port + house.

来源：wiktionary