Fireport
//ˈfaɪərˌpɔːrt// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A small opening in the armor or wall of a fortification, vehicle, or ship, designed for firing weapons while providing protection to the shooter.
"Ten minutes later the destroyers and cruisers opened fire on the Wolmi-do, their gun crews by now intimately familiar with the island's fireport caves and bunkers."
Example
More examples"Ten minutes later the destroyers and cruisers opened fire on the Wolmi-do, their gun crews by now intimately familiar with the island's fireport caves and bunkers."
Etymology
fire + port
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