EMBRASURE


Meaning of EMBRASURE in English

[em.bra.sure] n [F, fr. obs. embraser to widen an opening] (1702) 1: an opening with sides flaring outward in a wall or parapet of a fortification usu. for allowing the firing of cannon

2: a recess of a door or window

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