EMBRASURE


Meaning of EMBRASURE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ im-ˈbrā-zhər ]

noun

Etymology: French, from obsolete embraser to widen an opening

Date: 1702

1. : an opening with sides flaring outward in a wall or parapet of a fortification usually for allowing the firing of cannon

2. : a recess of a door or window

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.