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shutter

DEFINITIONS OF: shutter

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n a hinged blind for a window

Types:
deadlight
a strong shutter over a ship's porthole that is closed in stormy weather
jalousie
a shutter made of angled slats
Type of:
blind, screen
a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight

n a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure

Type of:
mechanical device
mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles

v close with shutters

“We shuttered the window to keep the house cool”
Type of:
close, shut
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
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