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Meanings of loophole in English
Opening in a wall from which missiles, such as arrows, were fired during sieges.
Portuguese
lacunas da lei Spanish
lagunas del derecho Ambiguity or inadequacy in a system, allowing the purpose of the system to be circumvented.
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Examples for "arrow slit"
Examples for "arrow slit"
1
From a second arrow slit, she caught a glimpse of the sea.
2
Petru looked up, to the arrow slit, to dawn's earliest light there.
3
The scrutator was aiming through an arrow slit with a borrowed crossbow.
4
The arrow slit was darkened, and half of a little bronze face appeared.
5
Through the opaque, beeswax cloth that blocked the arrow slit, the faintest of lights came.
1
Reddish bands of light from the arrow loops slash her face.
2
Arrow loops had been bricked up, no doubt to render tower rooms more snug in winter.
3
There were dark arrow loops in those wings that would allow archers to cover the door with crossfire.
4
The top of the wall was open, with a broad allure to stand on and merlons with arrow loops.
5
They docked at an elegant white marble gatehouse, with raised drawbridge and arrow loops bristling with wary elven archers.
Usage of loophole in English
1
It was not: the Soviet dissidents exploited the loophole with great effect.
2
Police Minister Michael Woodhouse said he was not sure a loophole existed.
3
The infamous loophole surrounding so-called carried interest will be in the crosshairs.
4
The loophole that made the strategy possible was not closed until 2012.
5
This reversed the loophole whereby referees' reports could be open to interpretation.
6
A chance bullet might catch you in the eye at the loophole.
7
He and Dea had a loophole of happiness; the rest was damnation.
8
It is a worrying loophole, and one that often confuses the authorities.
9
Whenever you close a tax loophole, you'll have a series of consequences.
10
Budapest did not rule out selling more CERs, using the same loophole.
11
He can get out of the smallest loophole known to the law.
12
I left a good loophole in case you had changed your mind.
13
Osborne is expected to unveil measures that will close the NI loophole.
14
Agias pressed his head out the loophole and screamed to attract attention.
15
It was shaped like an inverted loophole, the narrow end facing inward.
16
Kneeling beside his own loophole, Pike once more looked down the hill.
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Russian
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Loophole through the time
Loophole across language varieties
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Ireland
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