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casemate

[ keys-meyt ]

noun

  1. an armored enclosure for guns in a warship.
  2. a vault or chamber, especially in a rampart, with embrasures for artillery.


casemate

/ ˈ°ì±ðɪ²õËŒ³¾±ðɪ³Ù /

noun

  1. an armoured compartment in a ship or fortification in which guns are mounted
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³¦²¹²õ±ðËŒ³¾²¹³Ù±ð»å, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦²¹²õ±ðm²¹³Ùe»å adjective
  • un·³¦²¹²õ±ðm²¹³Ùe»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of casemate1

1565–75; < Middle French < Old Italian casamatta, alteration (by folk etymology) of Greek ³¦³óá²õ³¾²¹³Ù²¹ embrasures, literally, openings, plural of ³¦³óá²õ³¾²¹ chasm
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of casemate1

C16: from French, from Italian casamatta, perhaps from Greek khasmata apertures, plural of khasma chasm
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Give the gift of removing clutter with the CaseMate Power Pad 3-in-1 wireless charger.

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The letters were donated to the Fort Monroe Casemate Museum.

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It proclaimed “Jefferson Davis Memorial Park†above the stone casemate where Davis was held prisoner by federal troops after the Civil War.

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The Virginian-Pilot reports David Stroud would move the letters into the fort’s Casemate Museum, and contextual signage can explain their history.

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In November last year, La Casemate, a tech “fab lab†based in Grenoble, France, was vandalised and burned.

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