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Casemate   Listen
noun
Casemate  n.  
1.
(Fort.) 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.
2.
(Arch.) A hollow molding, chiefly in cornices.





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"Casemate" Quotes from Famous Books



... of amusement was followed so industriously that in a few days a kind of rampart was erected in front of the casemate of the fortress, behind which, by stooping a little, a man of ordinary height could easily creep along unseen ...
— Zibeline, Complete • Phillipe de Massa
... in a casemate, where we had barely the space necessary for lying down. In the windmill, they used to bring us, from time to time, some provisions, which came from our boat. Here, the Spanish government purveyed our food. We received every day some bread and a ration of rice; ...
— Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men • Francois Arago


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