noun
embrasure
Embrasure (noun) means any of the gaps between the raised parts of a battlement, or an opening in a wall through which a gun can be fired.
noun
1
Any of the gaps between the raised parts of a battlement, or an opening in a wall through which a gun can be fired.
"But there were less casualties than might have been expected, and the barricade rose steadily, a wall of concrete two feet thick, with embrasures for two machine-guns and a small field gun."
— George Orwell pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair (1938)
"The walls are slitted with embrasures through which bowmen could fire, indicating that the belfry also served as a stronghold during border skirmishes."
— AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd (1980)
2
Any small, sheltered space.
3
The angled recess around a door or window, wider inside the wall than outside.
"Now he stands in a window embrasure, Liz's prayer book in hand."
— Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall (2009)
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Etymology
Comes from French embrasure, from embras(er) plus -ure, itself from Old French embrasure ("cut at a slant, make a groove or furrow"), from em- plus braser ("cut at a slant").
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What is the meaning of embrasure?
"embrasure" (noun) means any of the gaps between the raised parts of a battlement, or an opening in a wall through which a gun can be fired.
What is another word for embrasure?
Other words for "embrasure" include port, porthole.
What are the different meanings of embrasure?
"embrasure" has 3 main meanings: 1. Any of the gaps between the raised parts of a battlement, or an opening in a wall through which a gun can be fired; 2. Any small, sheltered space; 3. The angled recess around a door or window, wider inside the wall than outside.
