What is another word for Casemate?

Pronunciation: [kˈe͡ɪsme͡ɪt] (IPA)

A casemate is a fortified structure or compartment that is designed to protect soldiers or military equipment during a battle. Synonyms for casemate include bunker, shelter, fort, stronghold, redoubt, citadel, barricade, and rampart. A bunker is a protective structure that can survive a direct hit from enemy fire, while a shelter is an enclosed space that provides protection from natural disasters. Fort and stronghold both refer to heavily fortified structures with defensive walls and towers. A redoubt is a small, well-protected fortification. A citadel is a fortress in a city, while a barricade and rampart are both barriers used in fortifications for protection. All of these synonyms for casemate suggest a strong, well-defended structure designed for protection in times of conflict.

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What are the hypernyms for Casemate?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Casemate

Though German shells of large caliber were falling in the city at frequent intervals, the Casemate in which we lunched was so far beneath the surface of the earth that the sound of the explosions did not reach us.
"Italy at War and the Allies in the West"
E. Alexander Powell
In common with many Barbados houses, the botanist's dwelling was provided with a hurricane wing, a structure of heavy masonry, with only one or two narrow slits to let in air, and with a roof like a gun Casemate.
"Plotting in Pirate Seas"
Francis Rolt-Wheeler
This sort of amusement was followed so industriously that in a few days a kind of rampart was erected in front of the Casemate of the fortress, behind which, by stooping a little, a man of ordinary height could easily creep along unseen by the sentinel.
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