arrowslit
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arrowslit
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From arrow + slit.
noun arrowslits
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A slit, as in a castle wall, through which arrows can be fired.
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.
Similar: arrow-hole, loophole, balistraria
Translations
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noun a narrow hole through which arrows are shot
| Español | aspillera, ballestera, buhedera, tronera, saetera |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 狭間 hazama |
| Português | seteira |
| Français | meurtrière |
| Deutsch | Schießscharte |
| Italiano | arciera, balestriera, feritoia |
| Русский | бойни́ца bojníca, амбразу́ра ambrazúra |
| עברית | חֲרַךְ יְרִי khárakh yeri |
Talk about this word "arrowslit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/arrowslit. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. arrowslit. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/arrowslit "arrowslit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/arrowslit.Cite this
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title = {arrowslit},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/arrowslit},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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