casemate

case·mate

C0139100 (kās′māt′)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 madēre, to be drunk).]

case′mat′ed adj.

casemate

(ˈkeɪsˌmeɪt) n (Military) an armoured compartment in a ship or fortification in which guns are mounted[C16: from French, from Italian casamatta, perhaps from Greek khasmata apertures, plural of khasma chasm] ˈcaseˌmated adj

case•mate

(ˈkeɪsˌmeɪt)

n. a chamber for a gun in a fortification or warship. [1565–75; < Middle French < Italian casamatta]

Translations

casamattaказемат

Casemate

casemate

[′kās‚māt] (ordnance) A bombproof structure used as a powder magazine, gun emplacement, or the like.

Casemate

(1) An area in a fortification for the protection of personnel from direct hits by artillery shells and aerial bombs. Prototypes of casemates were known in ancient times. The perfection of artillery and the appearance of aviation provided the impetus for the widespread development of casemates. Depending on its purpose, a casemate is called a combat, observation, living, or ammunition casemate. It is customary to call all those modern fortifications with casemates as casemated, distinguished from open fortifications.

(2) An armored enclosed area on ships for the installation of guns, the storage of shells, and the protection of personnel from enemy fire. Casemates were widely used on artillery ships in the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. Because of changes in warship design (in particular armor plating), casemates have almost completely lost their importance.

(3) Before the 20th century, an isolation cell in a prison located in a former fortress, primarily for the detention of political prisoners.

casemate

A vault or chamber in a bastion, having openings for the firing of weapons.

单词	casemate
释义	casemate case·mate C0139100 (kās′māt′)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 madēre, to be drunk).] case′mat′ed adj. casemate (ˈkeɪsˌmeɪt) n (Military) an armoured compartment in a ship or fortification in which guns are mounted[C16: from French, from Italian casamatta, perhaps from Greek khasmata apertures, plural of khasma chasm] ˈcaseˌmated adj case•mate (ˈkeɪsˌmeɪt) n. a chamber for a gun in a fortification or warship. [1565–75; < Middle French < Italian casamatta] Translations casamattaказемат Casemate casemate [′kās‚māt] (ordnance) A bombproof structure used as a powder magazine, gun emplacement, or the like. Casemate (1) An area in a fortification for the protection of personnel from direct hits by artillery shells and aerial bombs. Prototypes of casemates were known in ancient times. The perfection of artillery and the appearance of aviation provided the impetus for the widespread development of casemates. Depending on its purpose, a casemate is called a combat, observation, living, or ammunition casemate. It is customary to call all those modern fortifications with casemates as casemated, distinguished from open fortifications. (2) An armored enclosed area on ships for the installation of guns, the storage of shells, and the protection of personnel from enemy fire. Casemates were widely used on artillery ships in the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. Because of changes in warship design (in particular armor plating), casemates have almost completely lost their importance. (3) Before the 20th century, an isolation cell in a prison located in a former fortress, primarily for the detention of political prisoners. casemate A vault or chamber in a bastion, having openings for the firing of weapons.
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