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arrow slit

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arrow loop, loophole
arrow loop
A vertical slit for archers in medieval fortification walls, with jambs deeply splayed toward the interior.
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The BBC has announced that, from June, it will be scrapping its morning bulletins on the station, which gave our sport an arrow slit rather than a window of opportunity on a football-obsessed station.
Racing: RACE-O'S STRUGGLE TO GO; NEWSBOYGETS IT OFF HIS CHEST by The Mirror (London, England)
He was gutted, not in any unsporting way, but because he knew, deep in his water, that the chance would in all probability never present itself again - that arrow slit had opened, momentarily, and then slammed shut.
Alastair Down salutes Irish star Beef Or Salmon's impressive home ... by The Racing Post (London, England)
The castle was built by Dr James Dawson, a retired surgeon, in 1845 and includes castellated and corner towers with arrow slits and even a portcullis.
Beatrix Potter holiday home is up for lease by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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