— casemated , adj.
/kays"mayt'/ , n.
1. an armored enclosure for guns in a warship.
2. a vault or chamber, esp. in a rampart, with embrasures for artillery.
[ 1565-75; casamatta, alter. (by folk etymology) of Gk chásmata embrasures, lit., openings, pl. of CHÁSMA CHASM ]