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embrasure
(redirected from labial embrasure)

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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.

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

em·brasured adj.

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.embrasureembrasure - an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through
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

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