Embrasure

Noun

Definitions

1.NounAny of the indentations between the merlons of a battlement; an opening in a wall or parapet through which ordnance can be fired.

2.NounAny small protected space.

3.NounThe slanting indentation in a wall for a door or window, such that the space is larger on the inside than the outside.

4.NounAn embrace.

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