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Casemate
Casemate Case"mate, n. [F. casemate, fr. It. casamatta, prob.
from casa house + matto, f. matta, mad, weak, feeble, dim.
from the same source as E. -mate in checkmate.]
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.
Meaning of Casemates from wikipedia
- pre-dreadnought
generation of warships,
casemates were
placed initially on the main deck, and
later on the
upper deck as well.
Casemates on the main deck were very...
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Grand Casemates is a
building in
Grand Casemates Square, Gibraltar, that was
originally a
fortified barracks and
casemate. It is
beside Grand Casemates Gates...
- The
casemate ironclad was a type of iron or iron-armored
gunboat briefly used in the
American Civil War by both the
Confederate States Navy and the Union...
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Casemate Publishers is a
publishing company based in the
Philadelphia suburbs that
specializes in
producing printed military history books. They have published...
- the US 14th
Armored Division,
retreated south to the
casemate line and dug in
among the
casemates.
Fighting around Hatten began on 8
January and continued...
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Grand Casemates Square (colloquially
Casemates Square or
Casemates) is the
larger of the two main
squares within the city
centre of
Gibraltar (the other...
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Maginot Line.
Casemate d'Auenheim Nord is an
infantry casemate of the
Maginot Line
located in the town of Auenheim, in Alsace. The
casemate is a simple...
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Engineering a Nation; Proceedings". Informit: 63–70. 21
April 2021. "Beehive
Casemates,
Sydney Harbour National Park". Arup.
Archived from the
original on 22...
- Oberroedern. The plan was
reduced to two
separate casemates,
Oberroedern Nord and Sud. The
casemate is
arranged on two levels, with
living facilities...
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Grand Casemates may
refer to:
Grand Casemates, a
former casemate and
barracks in
Gibraltar Grand Casemates Gates, a gate in the
northern defensive wall...
