casemate

[ keys-meyt ]

noun

1. an armored enclosure for guns in a warship.
2. a vault or chamber, especially in a rampart, with embrasures for artillery.

casemate

/ ˈkeɪsˌmeɪt /

noun

1. an armoured compartment in a ship or fortification in which guns are mounted

Derived Forms

• ˈcaseˌmated, adjective

Other Words From

• casemated adjective
• un·casemated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of casemate¹

1565–75; < Middle French < Old Italian casamatta, alteration (by folk etymology) of Greek chásmata embrasures, literally, openings, plural of chásma chasm

Word History and Origins

Origin of casemate¹

C16: from French, from Italian casamatta, perhaps from Greek khasmata apertures, plural of khasma chasm

Example Sentences

Give the gift of removing clutter with the CaseMate Power Pad 3-in-1 wireless charger.

From Seattle Times

The letters were donated to the Fort Monroe Casemate Museum.

From Salon

It proclaimed “Jefferson Davis Memorial Park” above the stone casemate where Davis was held prisoner by federal troops after the Civil War.

From Washington Post

The Virginian-Pilot reports David Stroud would move the letters into the fort’s Casemate Museum, and contextual signage can explain their history.

From Seattle Times

In November last year, La Casemate, a tech “fab lab” based in Grenoble, France, was vandalised and burned.

From The Guardian