embrasure
pronunciation
UK [ɪmˈbreɪʒə(r)]
US [ɛmˈbreʒɚ]
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- n.
- 枪眼
- 炮眼
- 斜面墙
- 楔状隙
Word Origin
embrasure 斜面门洞
em-, 进入，使。-bras, 砍，破开，可能同break. 即在墙上开挖的一个小洞，作眺望或碉堡机枪口之用。
Example
- 1. He then stuffed the wine , had caught the fish , or even still on the quarry cliff to help people played embrasure .
- 他后来酿过酒，捕过鱼，甚至还在石矿的悬崖上帮人打过炮眼.
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