Word of the Day 1.14.09
embrasure
em·bra·sure (
m-br
zh
r)
n.
1. An opening in a thick wall for a door or window, especially one with sides angled so that the opening is larger on the inside of the wall than on the outside.
2. A flared opening for a gun in a wall or parapet.
[French, from embraser, to widen an opening.]
em·brasured adj.
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| Noun | 1. | embrasure – an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through
opening – a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; “they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door”
ship – a vessel that carries passengers or freight
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