Meaning embrasure
What does embrasure mean? Here you find 5 meanings of the word embrasure. You can also add a definition of embrasure yourself
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embrasure"enlargement of the interior aperture of a door or window," 1702, from French embrasure (16c.), from Old French embraser "to cut at a slant, make a groove or furrow in a door or window, [..]
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embrasureA small opening in a parapet or wall through which weapons can be fired. Enfilade:
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embrasure embrace.
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embrasure1) Splayed opening in a battlement or rampart for shooting; also the splayed opening of a window. (Martindale, Andrew. Gothic Art, 268) 2) Opening in battlemented parapet, recess for window or [..]
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embrasure(n) an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through
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