embrasure - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'embrasure' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Embrasure

[ n.]

- An embrace.
- A splay of a door or window.
- An aperture with slant sides in a wall or parapet, through which cannon are pointed and discharged; a crenelle. See Illust. of Casemate.

Nearby Words:

embace embale emball embalm embalmed embalmer embalming embalmment embank embanked

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