CASEMATE


Meaning of CASEMATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkeɪsmeɪt ]

n. 1 a chamber in the thickness of the wall of a fortress, with embrasures. 2 an armoured enclosure for guns on a warship. [F casemate & It. casamatta or Sp. -mata, f. camata, perh. f. Gk khasma -atos gap]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.