case·mate (k s mt )n. 1. A fortified enclosure for artillery on a warship. 2. An armored compartment for artillery on a rampart. [French, from Italian casamatta : perhaps casa, house (from Latin casa) + matto, mad, crazy (from Latin mattus, drunk, past participle of mad  re, to be drunk).]case mated adj. |
casemate [ˈkeɪsˌmeɪt]
n
(Military) an armoured compartment in a ship or fortification in which guns are mounted
[from French, from Italian casamatta, perhaps from Greek khasmata apertures, plural of khasma chasm]
casemated adj
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