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Meaning of arrowslit | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A slit, as in a castle wall, through which arrows can be fired.

Equivalents

Български амбразура
Deutsch Schießscharte
Español aspillera ballestera buhedera saetera tronera
Français meurtrière
Galego seteira
Italiano arciera balestriera feritoia
日本語 狭間
Português seteira
Русский амбразура бойница
Shqip frëngji

Examples

“When they met in the church tower the gaps in their fragmentary conversation were filled up. […] They sat talking for hours on the dusty, twig-littered floor, one or other of them getting up from time to time to cast a glance through the arrowslits and make sure that no one was coming.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

arrowsmith arrowtail arrowtooth flounder Arrowtown Arrowverse arrowweed

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