Casemate
an armored enclosure for guns in a warship.
a vault or chamber, especially in a rampart, with embrasures for artillery.
Historical Examples
Lieutenant Fourchon pressed the hand of the doctor, and left the casemate with him.
Stand By The Union Oliver Optic
He had felt hungry in the casemate, and the pangs of hunger had never since left him.
The Fat and the Thin Emile Zola
The advantage of the casemate lies in its comparative cheapness and the greater strength of a fixed structure.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 Various
A casemate of iron plates has been provided for the gunners.
The Civil War Through the Camera Henry W. (Henry William) Elson
A bursting shell had started a fire among some cordite charges in the casemate.
The Heroic Record of the British Navy Archibald Hurd
The parapet is, of course, damaged, but the casemate embrasures are uninjured.
The Civil War in America William Howard Russell
My first and last misdemeanour was the striking of a match on the paint of a casemate.
Admirals of the British Navy Francis Dodd
More of them were behind the grilled peepholes of the casemate.
The Iron Ration George Abel Schreiner
The central fort or citadel is flanked by a double line of works with three tiers of casemate batteries.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 Various
It was caused by the hasty entrance of a man into the casemate.
Sevastopol Lyof N. Tolsto
noun
an armoured compartment in a ship or fortification in which guns are mounted
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