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Embrasure

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Noun

1. embrasure, port, porthole

an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through

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Embrasure

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noun
1. fortifications
an opening or indentation, as in a battlement, for shooting through
2. 
an opening forming a door or window, having splayed sides that increase the width of the opening in the interior

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Embrasure

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noun
1. 
an opening (for a door, window, etc.), esp. one with the sides slanted so that it is wider on the inside than on the outside
2. 
an opening (in a wall or parapet) with the sides slanting outward to increase the angle of fire of a gun

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Embrasure

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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.

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