embrasure
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Chess, by and large, is a war game played by nonmartial people who would have trouble identifying the business end of an M16 or explaining the difference between an embrasure and a sally port.
From Washington Times
They can also see gun embrasures in the basement, swords from medieval wars and a passageway, now closed off, that was used as an escape route.
From BBC
A justly famous photograph of Wall Street, from 1915, captured not the raw hustle of the city but the stark embrasures of the Morgan Bank, whose sinister geometry dwarfs the few scattered commuters beneath.
From The New Yorker
In addition, the historic cannon port embrasure located in the east guard room has been restored to its original condition.
From Washington Times
Allies and Morrison have lined the window embrasures of their largely white block with gold-coloured panels, so that they dazzle in the sunshine.
From The Guardian
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