Look up: embrasure

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   Embrasure
   The low segment of the altering high and low segments of a battlement.
   Found on http://www.castlesontheweb.com/glossary.
   
   
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   Embrasure
   Embrasures are the spaces or openings between two merlons (solid portions) of a battlement.
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   Embrasure
   the space between merlons on a battlemented wall, also known as a crenel
   Found on http://www.castlexplorer.co.uk/glossary.
   
   
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   Embrasure
   the space between two teeth created by the sloping away of the mesial and distal surfaces.
   Found on http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/
   
   
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   Embrasure
   A splayed opening in a wall that enframes a doorway or a window.
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   Embrasure
   This is the hole in the wall through which an observer looks. It should enable the man to see his arc without moving his head much, in other words, the V shape taking up the thickness of the wall should be on the outer face, not inside. Where the wall is thinner, it should be reinforced with a steel backing plate. It may have Macrolon or steel shut...
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   Embrasure
   The gaps existing between neighbouring teeth.
   Found on http://www.gadsbywicks.co.uk/docs/GLOSSA
   
   
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   Embrasure
   a small opening in a wall or parapet, usually with splayed reveals which allows guns to be fired from cover. See fortification.
   Found on http://www.trp.dundee.ac.uk/research/glo
   
   
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   Embrasure
   Em·bra'sure noun [ See Embrace .] An embrace. [ Obsolete] 'Our locked embrasures .' Shak.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/E/27
   
   
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    Embrasure
    Em·bra'sure -277 noun [ French, from embraser , perhaps equiv. to ébraser to widen an opening; of unknown origin.] 1. (Architecture) A splay of a door or window. « Apart, in t
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    embrasure
    1. A splay of a door or window. 'Apart, in the twilight gloom of a window's embrasure, Sat the lovers.' (Longfellow) ... 2. An aperture with slant sides in a wall or parapet, through which cannon are pointed and discharged; a crenelle. ... Origin: F, fr. Embraser, perh. Equiv. To ebraser to widen an opening; of unknown origin. ... Source: Websters Dic ...
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    Embrasure
    The term `embrasure`, in military architecture, refers to the opening in a crenellation or battlement between the two raised solid portions or merlons, sometimes called a `crenel` or `crenelle`. In domestic architecture this refers to the outward splay of a window or arrow slit on the inside. A `loophole`, `arrow loop` or `arrow slit` passes through a solid wall and was originally for use by archers. The purpose of embrasures is to allow weapon...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrasure
    
    
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    embrasure
    (em-bra´zhәr) a space continuous with an interproximal space, produced by curvatures of teeth in contact in the same arch; it provides a passage through which food escapes from the occlusal surfaces during mastication.
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    Embrasure
    • (n.) A splay of a door or window. • (n.) An aperture with slant sides in a wall or parapet, through which cannon are pointed and discharged; a crenelle. See Illust. of Casemate. • (n.) An embrace.
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