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    Look up embrasure  or crenel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An embrasure (or crenel or crenelle; sometimes called gunhole in the domain of gunpowder-era...
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    In dentistry, embrasures are V-shaped valleys between adjacent teeth. They provide a spill way for food to escape during chewing which essentially aids...
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    28 but have the main embrasure replaced with a Bren gun embrasure, Bren gun embrasures in the side walls and a rifle embrasure in the rear wall. A further...
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    interproximal embrasure types or classes as described below: Type I – the gums fills embrasure space completely Type II – the gums partially fills embrasure space...
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    surrounding the castle. When an embrasure linked to more than one arrowslit (in the case of Dover Castle, defenders from three embrasures can shoot through the...
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    or fortifications. Merlons are sometimes pierced by narrow, vertical embrasures or slits designed for observation and fire. The space between two merlons...
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    they are always narrow at the tip, so as to allow for access to narrow embrasure spaces between teeth. They differ from periodontal curettes, which possess...
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    one JM/AC37 embrasure, one twin machine gun embrasure and a GFM cloche. Casemate de Breitenacker Sud: SIngle block with one JM/AC37 embrasure, one twin...
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    configurations; F types used standard triggers and stocks and were used for embrasure mounts in casemates and cupolas, while the T featured a trigger operated...
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    was to mount a battery there. There was no intention at first of making embrasures in this tunnel, but an opening was found necessary for ventilation; as...
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