glory hole
- noun
- /ˈɡlɔːri hoʊl/
- Archaic
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compartimento de popa
- During the journey, he used the glory hole to stow away the heavy supplies we didn't need at the moment.
Examples
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Then you Preheat a blowing iron and pick that piece of colour up and reheat it in the glory hole till it becomes fluid.
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The crew stored the extra life jackets in the small glory hole at the back of the boat.
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We found a hidden glory hole under the deck where the previous owner kept fishing gear.
Synonyms
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4.3
A section inside a vehicle, ship, or building used for a special purpose
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2.0
A space in a ship or plane where cargo is kept
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7.5
A small secret place to keep things safe or be alone
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7.7
A space on a ship or vehicle for keeping supplies
A small locker at the back of a boat that holds gear or supplies
A large storage compartment under cockpit seats on a boat for storing things like life jackets
Surface Forms
Morphology
glory + hole
The sexual, slang meaning of 'glory hole' (an opening used for anonymous sexual activity) cannot be derived from the literal senses of 'glory' (praise, honor) and 'hole' (an opening). This is a culture-specific, idiomatic euphemism whose meaning is not predictable from its parts, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would not be able to infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Glory hole originally named a small storage locker on a ship. Sailors used this hidden space between decks to keep ropes and tools, so the name came to mean 'a small storage space'.