embrasure (redirected from labial embrasure)

em·bra·sure  (m-brzhr)

n.

1. An opening in a thick wall for a door or window, especially one with sides angled so that the opening is larger on the inside of the wall than on the outside.

2. A flared opening for a gun in a wall or parapet.

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[French, from embraser, to widen an opening.]

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em·brasured adj.

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embrasure

Noun

1. an opening for a door or window which is wider on the inside of the wall than on the outside

2. an opening in a battlement or wall, for shooting through [French]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

embrasure - an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through porthole, port opening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door" ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight