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A deck prism, or bullseye, is a prism inserted into the deck of a ship to provide light down below. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] For centuries, sailing ships used deck prisms to provide a safe source of natural sunlight to illuminate areas below decks .
A dart in the inner bullseye The "gold" is the yellow circle at the centre of this archery target.. The bullseye or bull's eye has, since 1833, [1] been the name for the center of a target and, by extension, since 1857, [1] has been given to any throw, toss, or shot that hits the center.
bullseye A glass window above the captain's cabin to allow viewing of the sails above deck. bulward bulwark Bulwark (or bulward) The extension of a ship's side above the level of the weather deck. bumboat A private boat selling goods. bumpkin. Also boomkin. 1. A spar, similar to a bowsprit, but which projects from the stern rather than the bow.
On a ship, the function of a porthole, when open, is to permit light and fresh air to enter the dark and often damp below-deck quarters of the vessel. It also affords below-deck occupants a limited view to the outside world. [2] When closed, the porthole provides a strong water-tight, weather-tight and sometimes light-tight barrier.
bullseye (equipment) – The central area of a target, often for which a greater number of points may be scored when hit; button (equipment) – An adjustable spring-loaded contact for the arrow as it sits on the rest, mounted perpendicular to the arrow; button release (equipment) – see "thumb release"
A compartment is a portion of the space within a ship defined vertically between decks and horizontally between bulkheads.It is analogous to a room within a building, and may provide watertight subdivision of the ship's hull important in retaining buoyancy if the hull is damaged.
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A triple deadeye without a lanyard. A deadeye is an item used in the standing and running rigging of traditional sailing ships.It is a smallish round thick wooden (usually lignum vitae) disc with one or more holes through it, perpendicular to the plane of the disc.