noun
- A fortified gun emplacement or armored enclosure in a fort or ship, designed to protect artillery and gunners from enemy fire.
Usage: military; historical
Examples
- The fortress was equipped with several casemates positioned along its walls.
- Soldiers manned the casemate, firing cannons through the narrow openings.
- The ship's casemate protected the gun crew during the naval battle.
- Engineers designed the casemate to withstand direct artillery strikes.
- The concrete casemate was a key defensive feature of the coastal fortification.