embrasure
/ɪmˈbɹeɪʒə(ɹ)/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.62 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any of the indentations between the merlons of a battlement; an opening in a wall or parapet through which ordnance can be fired.
noun
The slanting indentation in a wall for a door or window, such that the space is larger on the inside than the outside.
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonym: crenel (sometimes hyponymous technically)"
- "But there were less casualties than might have been expected, and the barricade rose steadily, a wall of concrete two feet thick, with embrasures for two machine-guns and a small field gun."
- "The walls are slitted with embrasures through which bowmen could fire, indicating that the belfry also served as a stronghold during border skirmishes."
- "She had a special seat there, a little embrasure between two upright slabs of sandstone, which was sheltered and private."
- "When the fit had spent itself he walked weakly to the window and, lifting the sash, sat in a corner of the embrasure and leaned his elbow upon the sill."
- "Now he stands in a window embrasure, Liz's prayer book in hand."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French