Definition
Openings in walls or fortifications, typically slanted, that allow weapons to be fired while providing protection to those inside.
Etymology
From French 'embrasure,' derived from 'embraser' (to widen), which comes from Old French 'bras' (arm). The term evolved to describe the architectural feature of widened openings in medieval castle walls.
Kelly Says
Medieval castle builders discovered that if they angled the openings wider on the inside than outside, archers could shoot in many directions while remaining protected—it's basically ancient military engineering optimization that made fortifications way more effective.
Translations
ARالعربية
فتحات
fat-ha-at
CACatalà
obertures
o-ber-tyu-res
CSČeština
embrasury
em-bra-su-ry
DADansk
åbninger
a-b-ni-ger
DEDeutsch
Öffnungen
oeff-noo-ngan
ELΕλληνικά
απολήψεις
a-po-le-pse-es
ESEspañol
embrasaderas
em-bra-sa-de-ras
FISuomi
aukkoja
au-kko-ja
FRFrançais
embrasures
em-bra-syur
HEעברית
חיבורים
chi-vu-rim
HIहिन्दी
खिड़कियां
khid-ki-yaan
HUMagyar
nyílások
nee-ya-la-sok
IDBahasa Indonesia
lubang
loo-bang
ITItaliano
fessure
feh-ssu-reh
MSBahasa Melayu
lubang
loo-bang
NLNederlands
openingen
o-pen-in-gen
NONorsk
åpninger
a-p-nin-ger
PTPortuguês
embratura
em-bra-tu-ra
RORomână
goluri
go-loo-ree
RUРусский
бойницы
boy-nitsy
SVSvenska
öppningar
oep-nin-gar
SWKiswahili
fungu
foon-goo
TAதமிழ்
திறப்புகள்
thi-ra-pu-gal
TRTürkçe
açıklıklar
ah-chih-klee-klar
UKУкраїнська
фортифікаційні отвори
for-ti-fi-ka-tsi-yni-ot-vo-ry
URاردو
چُھُٹیں
chu-h-teen
VITiếng Việt
lỗ射击
lo-shee-tee
ZUZU
amashumi
a-ma-shu-mee