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embrasure
noun
em·bra·sure
im-ˈbrā-zhər 
1
: an opening with sides flaring outward in a wall or parapet of a fortification usually for allowing the firing of cannon
2
: a recess of a door or window
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One room holds an embrasure, complete with a cannon, for those who can’t make the 2.5-mile round-trip hike to the fort itself.
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Erin L. Thompson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Apr. 2023
There were openings in the upper walls, accessible to the men on the ramparts, called embrasures, through which archers could shoot.
—William Gurstelle, Popular Mechanics, 11 Apr. 2019
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Erin L. Thompson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Apr. 2023
There were openings in the upper walls, accessible to the men on the ramparts, called embrasures, through which archers could shoot.
—William Gurstelle, Popular Mechanics, 11 Apr. 2019
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“Embrasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embrasure. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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embrasure
noun
em·bra·sure
im-ˈbrā-zhər
1
: an opening with sides slanting outward in a wall or parapet for the firing of cannon
2
: an opening in a wall for a door or window
Medical Definition
embrasure
noun
em·bra·sure
im-ˈbrā-zhər
: the sloped valley between adjacent teeth
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