Fireport

//ˈfaɪərˌpɔːrt// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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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