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GUNLOOP [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-04-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
- Architecture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gun-loop
1, record 1, English, gun%2Dloop
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- gunport 2, record 1, English, gunport
correct
- gun-port 3, record 1, English, gun%2Dport
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opening for a gun. 4, record 1, English, - gun%2Dloop
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the early gun-loops, the base of the hole is circular for the mouth of the piece and the upper part a slot for sighting. Sometimes the slot has a circular hole at the head ... At Kirby Muxloe ..., the hole and slot are separated. Later the hole of the gun took various forms, but generally it was widely splayed outward at the sides to give the gun the greatest possible range .... 5, record 1, English, - gun%2Dloop
Record 1, Key term(s)
- gun loop
- gunloop
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
- Architecture
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- canonnière
1, record 1, French, canonni%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Meurtrière, ordinairement de forme ovale ou circulaire et surmontée d'un trou de visée, aménagée dans un mur d'un ouvrage de défense pour permettre le tir au canon. 2, record 1, French, - canonni%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la galerie de contre-escarpe [...] permet [...] l'observation, la protection du fossé. Dans cette galerie longue d'une cinquantaine de mètres, on observe des casemates, des ouvertures sous formes de meurtrières (permettant le passage des flèches, ou des projectiles lancés par les arquebuses), mais aussi de canonnières. Ces dernières permettent le passage des boulets de canon. 3, record 1, French, - canonni%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les allèges des fenêtres de plusieurs tours comportent aussi des canonnières, consistant en un simple trou rond. [...] On en rencontrera à profusion dont la bouche s'ouvre à l'extrémité inférieure d'une meurtrière verticale. [...] Ailleurs, la canonnière se composera de deux ouvertures légèrement séparées : l'une circulaire [...], l'autre verticale. 4, record 1, French, - canonni%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Arqueología
- Arquitectura
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cañonera
1, record 1, Spanish, ca%C3%B1onera
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aspillera a través de la cual se dispara un cañon. 1, record 1, Spanish, - ca%C3%B1onera
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