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EMBRASURE

Dictionary entry overview: What does embrasure mean?

• EMBRASURE (noun)
The noun EMBRASURE has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: EMBRASURE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• EMBRASURE (noun)

Sense 1

embrasure ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

An opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

embrasure; porthole; port

Hypernyms ("embrasure" is a kind of...):

opening (a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made)

Domain category:

ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)

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