casemate
[ keys-meyt ]
/ ˈkeɪsˌmeɪt /
noun
an armored enclosure for guns in a warship.
a vault or chamber, especially in a rampart, with embrasures for artillery.
Origin of casemate
1565–75; < Middle French < Old Italian
casamatta, alteration (by folk etymology) of Greek
chásmata embrasures, literally, openings, plural of
chásma
chasm
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British Dictionary definitions for casemate
casemate
/ (ˈkeɪsˌmeɪt) /
noun
an armoured compartment in a ship or fortification in which guns are mounted
Derived forms of casemate
casemated, adjectiveWord Origin for casemate
C16: from French, from Italian
casamatta, perhaps from Greek
khasmata apertures, plural of
khasma
chasm