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Embrasure

Any of the indentations between the merlons of a battlement.

📖 Definitions of "Embrasure"

noun

1
Any of the indentations between the merlons of a battlement.
2
The slanting indentation in a wall for a door or window, such that the space is larger on the inside than the outside.
3
An embrace.

🔄 Synonyms of "Embrasure"

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Word	Definition
portnoun	A place on the coast at which ships can shelter, or dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.
portholenoun	(nautical) A circular window set in the hull of a ship.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Embrasure"

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Word	Definition
portnoun	A place on the coast at which ships can shelter, or dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.
portholenoun	(nautical) A circular window set in the hull of a ship.
battlementnoun	In fortification: an indented parapet, formed by a series of rising members called cops or merlons, separated by openings called crenelles or embrasures, the soldier sheltering himself behind the merlon while he fires through the embrasure or through a loophole in the battlement.
embattlementnoun	(countable) A battlement.
bonnetnoun	A type of hat, once worn by women or children, held in place by ribbons tied under the chin.
bermnoun	A narrow ledge or shelf, as along the top or bottom of a slope.
surtoutnoun	A man's overcoat; a close-bodied frock coat.
embattleverb	(transitive) To arrange in order of battle; to array for battle.
brattishingnoun	A brattice.
gunloopnoun	(architecture) embrasure; arrow loop
solenoun	(anatomy) The bottom or plantar surface of the foot.
bartisannoun	(architecture) A parapet with battlements projecting from the top of a tower in a castle or church.
bouchenoun	(historical and in heraldry) A slit, notch or opening in the edge of a (physical or heraldic) shield, through which the bearer's lance or sword could be used or in which it could be rested.
genouillèrenoun	(historical) A metal plate used as armour for the knee.
bracketnoun	A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.
breastworknoun	A fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark; a parapet.
bracenoun	A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
fermeturenoun	The mechanism for closing the breech of a breech-loading firearm, in artillery consisting principally of the breechblock, obturator, and carrier ring.
salient	Prominent; conspicuous.
embowmentnoun	(architecture) A bent or curved section.