Embrasure — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛmbɹˈæʒɚɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈɒlʌʃnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈɒlʌʃnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛmbɹˈæʒɚɹ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

port porthole

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schießscharte

eine Öffnung (in einer Wand, einem Schiff oder einem gepanzerten Fahrzeug), durch die geschossen werden kann

🇪🇸Spanish

alféizar

una abertura (en una pared, barco o vehículo blindado) para disparar a través

🇮🇹Italian

feritoia

un'apertura (in un muro, in una nave o in un veicolo blindato) attraverso la quale sparare

🇳🇱Dutch

schietpartij

een opening (in een muur, schip of pantservoertuig) om doorheen te schieten

🇵🇹Portuguese

canhoneira

uma abertura (em uma parede, navio ou veículo blindado) para disparar

🇷🇺Russian

амбразура

отверстие (в стене, корабле или бронетехнике) для стрельбы насквозь

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झारोखा

फायरिंग के लिए एक खुला स्थान (दीवार या जहाज या बख्तरबंद वाहन में)।

🇧🇩Bengali

আলিঙ্গন

গুলি চালানোর জন্য একটি খোলার (একটি প্রাচীর বা জাহাজ বা সাঁজোয়া যান)

🇮🇳Tamil

தழுவல்

துப்பாக்கிச் சூடு நடத்துவதற்கான ஒரு திறப்பு (சுவர் அல்லது கப்பல் அல்லது கவச வாகனத்தில்).

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆలింగనం

కాల్పులు జరపడానికి ఓపెనింగ్ (గోడ లేదా ఓడ లేదా సాయుధ వాహనంలో).

🇮🇳Marathi

आलिंगन

गोळीबार करण्यासाठी एक ओपनिंग (भिंत किंवा जहाज किंवा चिलखत वाहनात).

🇮🇳Gujarati

એમ્બ્રેઝર

ફાયરિંગ માટે એક ઓપનિંગ (દિવાલ અથવા જહાજ અથવા સશસ્ત્ર વાહનમાં).

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಲಿಂಗನ

ಗುಂಡು ಹಾರಿಸಲು ಒಂದು ತೆರೆಯುವಿಕೆ (ಗೋಡೆ ಅಥವಾ ಹಡಗು ಅಥವಾ ಶಸ್ತ್ರಸಜ್ಜಿತ ವಾಹನದಲ್ಲಿ).

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആലിംഗനം

വെടിവയ്ക്കുന്നതിനുള്ള ഒരു തുറക്കൽ (ഒരു മതിലിലോ കപ്പലിലോ കവചിത വാഹനത്തിലോ).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਲੇ ਲਗਾਉਣਾ

ਗੋਲੀਬਾਰੀ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਖੁੱਲਾ (ਇੱਕ ਕੰਧ ਜਾਂ ਜਹਾਜ਼ ਜਾਂ ਬਖਤਰਬੰਦ ਵਾਹਨ ਵਿੱਚ)

🇵🇰Urdu

جذب

فائرنگ کے لئے ایک افتتاحی (دیوار یا جہاز یا بکتر بند گاڑی میں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

炮眼

用于射击的开口（在墙壁、船舶或装甲车上）

🇯🇵Japanese

銃撃

射撃のための（壁、船、装甲車両の）開口部

🇰🇷Korean

총안

사격을 위한 개구부(벽, 배 또는 장갑차에 있는)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cái ôm

một lỗ hở (trên tường hoặc tàu hoặc xe bọc thép) để bắn xuyên qua

🇹🇭Thai

กอด

ช่องเปิด (ในกำแพง เรือ หรือรถหุ้มเกราะ) เพื่อยิงทะลุ

🇮🇩Indonesian

lubang di dinding

sebuah bukaan (di dinding atau kapal atau kendaraan lapis baja) untuk menembusnya

🇵🇭Filipino

pagyakap

isang siwang (sa isang pader o barko o nakabaluti na sasakyan) para sa pagpapaputok

🇲🇾Malay

pelukan

bukaan (dalam dinding atau kapal atau kenderaan berperisai) untuk menembak melalui

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

احتضان

فتحة (في جدار أو سفينة أو مركبة مدرعة) لإطلاق النار من خلالها

🇮🇷Persian

در آغوش گرفتن

دریچه ای (در دیوار یا کشتی یا وسیله نقلیه زرهی) برای شلیک

🇹🇷Turkish

mazgal

içinden ateş etmek için bir açıklık (bir duvarda veya gemide veya zırhlı araçta)

🇮🇱Hebrew

חיבוק

פתח (בקיר או בספינה או ברכב משוריין) לירי דרכו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'embrasure'?

The primary meaning of 'embrasure' is 'an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'embrasure' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'embrasure' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'embrasure' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'embrasure' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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