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单词 embrasure
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
em•bra•sure  (em brā′zhər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. (in fortification) an opening, as a loophole or crenel, through which missiles may be discharged.
  2. Architecturea splayed enlargement of a door or window toward the inner face of a wall.
  3. Dentistrythe space between adjacent teeth.
  • French, equivalent. to embras(er) to enlarge a window or door opening, make an embrasure (apparently the same verb, verbal as embraser to set on fire (see embrace2), though sense shift unclear) + -ure -ure
  • 1695–1705
em•bra′sured, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
embrasure /ɪmˈbreɪʒə/ n
  1. an opening or indentation, as in a battlement, for shooting through
  2. an opening forming a door or window, having splayed sides that increase the width of the opening in the interior
Etymology: 18th Century: from French, from obsolete embraser to widen, of uncertain origin

emˈbrasured adj
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