embrasure.

1. An opening in a defensive wall or parapet through which a weapon can be aimed or fired.

2. The recess or splayed space formed in a thick wall around a window or doorway.

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Words that belong together

• gun embrasure
• defensive embrasure
• fire through an embrasure

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The cannon pointed through the embrasure toward the road.

He crouched behind the wall beside a blocked embrasure.

Each embrasure gave the defenders a different view of the approach.

Usage notes

Primary category: architecture. Forms: Singular embrasure; plural embrasures. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.