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embrasure

emb·ra·sure

UK/ɪmˈbɹeɪʒə(ɹ)/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

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

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Origin

From French embrasure, from embras(er) + -ure, from Old French embrasure (“cut at a slant, make a groove or furrow”), from em- + braser (“cut at a slant”).

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