fireport
noun/ˈfaɪərˌpɔːrt/
Etymology
Definitions
A small opening in the armor or wall of a fortification, vehicle, or ship, designed for…
A small opening in the armor or wall of a fortification, vehicle, or ship, designed for firing weapons while providing protection to the shooter.
- Ten minutes later the destroyers and cruisers opened fire on the Wolmi-do, their gun crews by now intimately familiar with the island's fireport caves and bunkers.
- Machine guns were the usual weapon placed in the fireport, although direct-fire guns of up to 47-mm were also used.
- They were fitted with cabin armor add-ons, with fireports.
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