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noun
BuildingA narrow vertical slit or window in a fortification, wall, etc., through which a missile can be fired.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Charles James (d. 1821), army officer and writer. From French meurtrière, feminine form corresponding to Middle French meurtrier murderer from meurtre + -ier.
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