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FIRING PORT [2 records]

Record 1 2005-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tracked Vehicles (Military)
CONT

Because the two men sit in the centre of the compartment, beneath the TOW [tube-launched optically-tracked wire-guided missile system] loading hatch, there is no requirement for them to have firing ports and these have been blocked off.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules chenillés (Militaire)
CONT

Comme ces hommes n'auraient pas pu accéder aux trappes de tir, on a obturé celles-ci.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Design
DEF

A small opening (as in a wall or parapet) through which small arms may be discharged.

Key term(s)
  • port-hole

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conception architecturale
DEF

Ouverture étroite ménagée dans une muraille de fortifications pour pouvoir tirer des projectiles sur les assaillants; son embrasure est évasée du côté intérieur.

OBS

Les termes «archère» et «arbalétrière» quelquefois considérés comme des synonymes de «meurtrière» sont plutôt des spécifiques.

OBS

meurtrière : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie.

Key term(s)
  • archère
  • arbalétrière

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Diseño arquitectónico
DEF

Abertura en el muro de una fortificación, por la que se dispara.

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