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Meanings of arrow loop in anglès

rus
бойница
portuguès
balestreiro
espanyol
aspillera
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Opening in a wall from which missiles, such as arrows, were fired during sieges.

бойница
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Examples for "loophole"
Examples for "loophole"
1
It was not: the Soviet dissidents exploited the loophole with great effect.
The Guardian
2
Police Minister Michael Woodhouse said he was not sure a loophole existed.
Radio NZ
3
The infamous loophole surrounding so-called carried interest will be in the crosshairs.
Reuters
4
The loophole that made the strategy possible was not closed until 2012.
Reuters
5
This reversed the loophole whereby referees' reports could be open to interpretation.
The Irish Times
1
From a second arrow slit, she caught a glimpse of the sea.
The spurned viscountess
2
Petru looked up, to the arrow slit, to dawn's earliest light there.
Vlad. The Last Confession
3
The scrutator was aiming through an arrow slit with a borrowed crossbow.
Tetrarch (Well of Echoes)
4
The arrow slit was darkened, and half of a little bronze face appeared.
Imaginations and Reveries
5
Through the opaque, beeswax cloth that blocked the arrow slit, the faintest of lights came.
Vlad. The Last Confession
Usage of arrow loop in anglès
1
Reddish bands of light from the arrow loops slash her face.
The last page
2
Arrow loops had been bricked up, no doubt to render tower rooms more snug in winter.
The Dargonesti (Elves of the Sea)
3
There were dark arrow loops in those wings that would allow archers to cover the door with crossfire.
Servant of a dark god
4
The top of the wall was open, with a broad allure to stand on and merlons with arrow loops.
Hidden Warrior
5
They docked at an elegant white marble gatehouse, with raised drawbridge and arrow loops bristling with wary elven archers.
The Dargonesti (Elves of the Sea)
Translations for arrow loop
espanyol
aspillera