noun Etymology: Middle French, from Old Italian casamatta Date: 1575 a fortified position or chamber or an armored enclosure on a warship from which guns are fired through embrasures
CASEMATE
Meaning of CASEMATE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012