embrasure
1
9.9
- noun
- /ɛmˈbreɪʒər/
- Specialized
:
saetera
- A little hairy mop of a dog stood balanced in an embrasure, barking furiously.
- window embrasure
- embrasures in the parapets
- a shadowy embrasure
Examples
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Night pressed at the narrow windows, which were almost like castle embrasures in the limestone walls.
Fiction book (1991) -
Meredydd perched in the window embrasure, the scent of moist earth rich in her nostrils.
Fiction book (1992) -
To the right, the wall turned a right-angle corner and gave way to the window embrasure.
Fiction book (1993) -
Pol sat down in a window embrasure, one foot tucked under him.
Fiction book (1992) -
Alain glances over the embrasure.
Fiction book (1998) -
The biggest leopard he had ever seen sat crouched in the embrasure, back to the dawn sky, swatting at the dog with one paw.
Fiction book (2000) -
Branig stepped out of a shadowy embrasure and murmured, "I'd begun to worry." "That I'd lost my courage?"
Fiction book (1992) -
The soldiers took cover behind the embrasure to shield themselves from enemy fire.
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She peered through the embrasure to observe the battlefield without being seen.
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During the siege, the archers stationed at each embrasure were crucial for defending the fortress.
Synonyms
179
1.0
A space that lets people move through, for example a door
41
6.7
An opening in a wall, ship, or vehicle for firing weapons through
25
4.8
A narrow crack or gap in solid things like rock and clouds
4
7.0
An opening in a surface or structure, like a hole in a wall
4
7.1
A narrow opening in a fort wall for looking or firing weapons
3
6.7
An opening in the side of a ship or armored vehicle for firing weapons
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Etymology
Embrasure is easy to remember if you think of it like embrace — a wall 'embracing' a gun. An embrasure is an 'opening' in a wall that holds and protects a weapon while letting soldiers fire or look out.