Embrasure
noun
A small opening in a wall or window that allows light or air to enter.
There was a cool breeze blowing in through the embrasure of the old castle.
Often appears as...
- window embrasure
- door embrasure
noun
In military terms, it's a gap in a fortification through which weapons can be fired.
The soldier was ordered to defend the embrasure at all costs.
Often appears as...
- defend the embrasure
- embrasure in fortification
Usage tips
Technical
noun
In dentistry, it refers to the gap between two teeth.
The dentist filled the embrasure between two of the patient's teeth.
Often appears as...
- dental embrasure
- fill the embrasure
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A small opening in a wall or window that allows light or air to enter.
There was a cool breeze blowing in through the embrasure of the old castle.
Often appears as...
- window embrasure
- door embrasure
noun
In military terms, it's a gap in a fortification through which weapons can be fired.
The soldier was ordered to defend the embrasure at all costs.
Often appears as...
- defend the embrasure
- embrasure in fortification
Usage tips
Technical
noun
In dentistry, it refers to the gap between two teeth.
The dentist filled the embrasure between two of the patient's teeth.
Often appears as...
- dental embrasure
- fill the embrasure
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Architectural Feature
Embrasure often describes a structural element in historic buildings, providing character.
The castle's dining hall featured an embrasure that was both decorative and functional.
Pro Tip 2/3Light and Air
Embrasure is often linked with providing ventilation or illumination in a room.
The narrow embrasure was the room's only source of natural light.
Pro Tip 3/3Descriptive Imagery
Use 'embrasure' to add a picturesque detail in creative writing or descriptive texts.
She read by the dim light that seeped in through the embrasure.
Pro Tip 1/3Architectural Feature
Embrasure often describes a structural element in historic buildings, providing character.
The castle's dining hall featured an embrasure that was both decorative and functional.
Pro Tip 2/3Light and Air
Embrasure is often linked with providing ventilation or illumination in a room.
The narrow embrasure was the room's only source of natural light.
Pro Tip 3/3Descriptive Imagery
Use 'embrasure' to add a picturesque detail in creative writing or descriptive texts.
She read by the dim light that seeped in through the embrasure.
Pro Tip 1/3Architectural Feature
Embrasure often describes a structural element in historic buildings, providing character.
The castle's dining hall featured an embrasure that was both decorative and functional.
Pro Tip 2/3Light and Air
Embrasure is often linked with providing ventilation or illumination in a room.
The narrow embrasure was the room's only source of natural light.
Pro Tip 3/3Descriptive Imagery
Use 'embrasure' to add a picturesque detail in creative writing or descriptive texts.
She read by the dim light that seeped in through the embrasure.
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Quote examples
Vitruvius
Roman Author
From the exterior face of the wall towers must be projected, from which an approaching enemy may be annoyed by weapons, from the embrasures of those towers, right and left.
Quote examples
Vitruvius
Roman Author
From the exterior face of the wall towers must be projected, from which an approaching enemy may be annoyed by weapons, from the embrasures of those towers, right and left.
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