n.
Pronunciation: ' k ā s- ˌ m ā t
Function: 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
n.
Pronunciation: ' k ā s- ˌ m ā t
Function: 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
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012