casemate
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French casemate, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian casamatta, probably from casa (“house”) + matto, from matta (“mad, weak, feeble”), diminutive from the same source as English mate in checkmate.
Noun
casemate (plural casemates)
- A bombproof chamber, usually of masonry, in which cannon may be placed, to be fired through embrasures; or one capable of being used as a magazine, or for quartering troops.
- A hollow molding, chiefly in cornices.
Translations
bombproof chamber as part of fortification
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References
- “casemate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian casamatta.
Pronunciation
Noun
casemate f (plural casemates)
Further reading
- “casemate”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.