embrasure
Example Sentences
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Chess, by and large, is a war game played by nonmartial people who would have trouble identifying the business end of an M16 or explaining the difference between an embrasure and a sally port.
From Washington Times
They can also see gun embrasures in the basement, swords from medieval wars and a passageway, now closed off, that was used as an escape route.
From BBC
I leaned back in the embrasure in a more comfortable position, so that I could enjoy more fully the aërial gambolling.
From Literature
Robin’s bedchamber was off the main hall or living room of the house, in an embrasure of the thick wall.
From Literature
It was a worthy song, and it could stir the embrasures and battlements of a strong man’s soul.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.