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Embrasure
Meaning
Noun
●
In Architectural elements & Military:
Any of the
indentations
between the
merlons
of a
battlement
; an
opening
in a
wall
or
parapet
through which
ordnance
can be fired.
●
Any small
protected
space.
●
The
slanting
indentation
in a
wall
for a
door
or
window
,
such that
the
space
is
larger
on the inside
than the outside.
●
An embrace.
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Origin
embrasure
English
embrasure
French
Sourced from
Etym
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