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A small opening, as in the walls of fortification, or in the bulkhead of a ship, through which small arms or other weapons may be discharged at an enemy.

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  1. n. A small opening, as in the walls of fortification, or in the bulkhead of a ship, through which small arms or other weapons may be discharged at an enemy.
  2. n. A hole or aperture that gives a passage, or the means of escape or evasion.
  3. n. an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation
  4. n. a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons
  5. 1. (Mil.) A small opening, as in the walls of fortification, or in the bulkhead of a ship, through which small arms or other weapons may be discharged at an enemy. 2. A hole or aperture that gives a passage, or the means of escape or evasion.
  6. A small opening, as in the walls of fortification, or in thebulkhead of a ship, through which small arms or other weapons may bedischarged at an enemy.
  7. n:100 n. an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation n. a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons