1. openings in a wall or parapet through which weapons can be fired
Usage: military architecture; plural of embrasure
2. beveled enlargements of door or window openings
Usage: architecture; plural of embrasure

Examples

• The castle’s embrasures allowed archers to shoot while remaining protected.
• Medieval fortifications featured narrow embrasures for crossbow fire.
• The thick stone walls had deep embrasures around each window.
• Soldiers positioned cannons behind the embrasures of the fort.
• The architect designed elegant embrasures to frame the cathedral windows.
• Enemy fire could not penetrate the well-designed embrasures.
• The embrasures in the tower provided excellent defensive positions.