casemate
Fortified artillery room
A casemate is a fortified chamber in a defensive wall or rampart, typically with openings for artillery.
The enclosed space protects soldiers and guns from enemy fire while allowing them to shoot outward.
In naval architecture, casemates are armored compartments housing guns on warships: The battleship's casemate guns provided secondary armament.
Fortified wall opening
- loopholeExploitable gap in rules
- bastionFortified defensive position
- rampartFortified defensive wall
- parapetLow wall at edge
redoubt · battlement · barbican · stronghold · bulwark · keep · gatehouse · portcullis
Protected place or structure
- dugoutCarved-log canoe
- pillboxSmall defensive emplacement
- blockhouseFortified defensive structure
- foxholeMilitary defensive excavation
entrenchment · trench · earthwork · revetment · underground · camouflage · reinforced · concrete
Violent offensive act
- bombardmentSustained projectile assault
- defenseProtection against harm
- garrisonStationed military force
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
breach · mining · sapping · artillery · besiegers · defenders · stronghold · resistance
Large mounted gun
- gunportWarship's weapon opening
- embrasureFortified wall opening
- ordnanceMilitary weapons collectively
- howitzerShort-barreled artillery piece
mortar · battery · gunnery · fieldpiece · ammunition · munition · broadside · caliber
embrasure
Fortified wall opening
parapet · redoubt · battlement · barbican · stronghold · bulwark · keep · gatehouse · portcullis · drawbridge
shelter
Protected place or structure
- dugoutCarved-log canoe
- pillboxSmall defensive emplacement
- blockhouseFortified defensive structure
foxhole · entrenchment · trench · earthwork · revetment · underground · camouflage · reinforced · concrete · bombproof
assault
Violent offensive act
- bombardmentSustained projectile assault
- defenseProtection against harm
- garrisonStationed military force
fortification · breach · mining · sapping · artillery · besiegers · defenders · stronghold · resistance · rampart
cannon
Large mounted gun
howitzer · mortar · battery · gunnery · fieldpiece · ammunition · munition · broadside · caliber · barrel
gunwale
Ship's side top edge
portside · starboard · broadside · gunport · battery · ironclad · warship · man-of-war · frigate · galleon
vault
Secure storage chamber
- magazineBound periodical with articles
- storeroomSpace for keeping supplies
- gunpowderCombustible propellant mixture
repository · armory · cellar · compartment · alcove · recess · storage · protected · vaulted · enclosed