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Recent Examples of embrasure
One room holds an embrasure, complete with a cannon, for those who can’t make the 2.5-mile round-trip hike to the fort itself.
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Erin L. Thompson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Apr. 2023
There were openings in the upper walls, accessible to the men on the ramparts, called embrasures, through which archers could shoot.
—William Gurstelle, Popular Mechanics, 11 Apr. 2019
Erin L. Thompson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Apr. 2023
There were openings in the upper walls, accessible to the men on the ramparts, called embrasures, through which archers could shoot.
—William Gurstelle, Popular Mechanics, 11 Apr. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embrasure
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As a result, instead of data being stored via two-state binary code, it can be stored via a three-state ternary code in which the absence of an indent is a 0, a 0.3- to 1.0-nanometer-deep indent is a 1, and a 1.5- to 2.5-nanometer-deep indent is a 2.Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2024
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Celebrity nail artist Queenie Nguyen gives these bright copper nails indents and groves for a unique way to dress them up.Audrey Noble, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
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View 1 Images Cuneiform, the world's oldest form of writing, involved making indentations in clay tablets.Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2024
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Cover and let rise until noticeably puffy and when the dough is pressed with a lightly floured finger, a small indentation remains, about 45 minutes.Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 16 Dec. 2024
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More housing inventory became available and home sales increased in November.Brittney Melton, NPR, 1 Jan. 2025
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Homebuyers and homeowners have been waiting on the sidelines of the U.S. housing market for years now, holding back for the right moment to buy and sell.Giulia Carbonaro, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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Photos and videos clearly show the damage to the aircraft's fuselage, including punctures and dents, which strongly point to a strike by an air defense missile.Ellie Cook, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
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Compared to the richest man in South Korea Jay Y. Lee, the Squid Game winner still doesn’t really have a dent in wealth for the top 1%.Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 26 Dec. 2024
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Pictured above with his cubicle partner Jet Set, but his real comedy partner was his wife Diane.Liza Esquibias, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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There’s a serene sculpting room for clay heads and fibreglass bodies; a steampunk-ish mold shop; cubicles for hairstyling and coloring which evoke an old-fashioned beauty salon; and a 3-D-printing room for accessories.Zach Zimmerman, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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This nearly 200-mile network of hiking routes snakes its way through Sri Lanka’s highlands, including tea plantations, colonial estates, villages, holy shrines, and forests brimming with biodiversity.Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
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Elsewhere in Pompeii, archaeologists found an ancient shrine with brilliant blue walls and paintings of women representing the four seasons.Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
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Unlike the definition of indenture servitude, in which someone works for a single employer without pay, visa holders may change employers and are paid.David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
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Under the terms of his original indenture of trust, Mr. Duke established four giving priorities — child and family well-being, health care, higher education and rural United Methodist churches and communities.Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Embrasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embrasure. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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