embrasure
Any of the indentations between the merlons of a battlementAny of the indentations between the merlons of a battlement; an opening in a wall or parapet through which ordnance can be fired.
Meaning
4 sensesAny of the indentations between the merlons of a battlement; an opening in a wall or parapet through which ordnance can be fired.
Near-synonym: crenel (sometimes hyponymous technically)
Scharte, Schießscharte
амбразу́раambrazúra, бойни́цаbojníca
амбразу́раambrazúra
an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through
(figuratively)Any small protected space.
The slanting indentation in a wall for a door or window, such that the space is larger on the inside than the outside.
(obsolete)An embrace.
Translations
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Origin
From French embrasure, from embras(er) + -ure, from Old French embrasure (“cut at a slant,From French embrasure, from embras(er) + -ure, from Old French embrasure (“cut at a slant, make a groove or furrow”), from em- + braser (“cut at a slant”).
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Forms
plural: embrasures| Singular | embrasure |
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