casemate

n. 暗炮台, 炮塔

发音

US /ˈkeɪsmeɪt/

词形变化

casemates 复数 casemates

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

    政治 军事
  2. 2.

    A hollow molding, chiefly in cornices.

    建筑

词源

From French casemate, from Italian casamatta. Further origin unclear, could be a compound casa (“house”) + matta (“mat (of straw), roof made of such material”), or borrowed from Greek χάσματα (chásmata) the plural of χάσμα (chásma, “gap”), presumably referring to the loopholes for shooting from.

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