loophole
pronunciation
How to pronounce loophole in British English:
UK [ˈluːphəʊl]
How to pronounce loophole in American English:
US [ˈluːphoʊl]
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- Noun:
- an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation
- a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons
Word Origin
- loophole (n.)
- also loop-hole, mid-15c., from Middle English loupe "opening in a wall" for shooting through or admitting light (c. 1300), perhaps related to Middle Dutch lupen "to watch, peer;" + hole (n.). Figurative sense of "outlet, means of escape" is from 1660s.
Example
- 1. However , this will also correct a major loophole .
- 2. But that loophole has now closed .
- 3. It 's a sort of evolutionary loophole .
- 4. But no loophole could help feng jianmei .
- 5. Does this not create a big loophole ?