embrasure

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through

Etymology

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”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

port, porthole

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