arrowslit

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noun

A slit, as in a castle wall, through which arrows can be fired.

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Meanings

nounarrowslit (plural arrowslits)

plural arrowslits

  1. A slit, as in a castle wall, through which arrows can be fired.

    When they met in the church tower the gaps in their fragmentary conversation were filled up. […] They sat talking for hours on the dusty, twig-littered floor, one or other of them getting up from time to time to cast a glance through the arrowslits and make sure that no one was coming.

    1949, George Orwell, chapter 3, in Nineteen Eighty-Four

    Synonyms: arrow-hole, loophole, balistraria

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA slit, as in a castle wall, through which arrows can be fired.

Similar
arrow-holeloopholebalistraria
Also see
arrow-holebarbicanloopholelooplight

Origin

From arrow + slit.

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Translations

Bulgarian бойница, амбразура
  • бойница (bojnica)a narrow hole through which arrows are shot
  • амбразура (ambrazura)a narrow hole through which arrows are shot
  • мазгал (mazgal)a narrow hole through which arrows are shot
Finnish ampuma-aukko
  • ampuma-aukkoa narrow hole through which arrows are shot
French meurtrière
  • meurtrièrea narrow hole through which arrows are shot
German Schießscharte
  • Schießschartea narrow hole through which arrows are shot
Hebrew חֲרַךְ יְרִי
  • חֲרַךְ יְרִי (khárakh yeri)a narrow hole through which arrows are shot
Italian arciera, balestriera
  • arcieraa narrow hole through which arrows are shot
  • balestrieraa narrow hole through which arrows are shot
  • feritoiaa narrow hole through which arrows are shot
Japanese 狭間
  • 狭間 (hazama)a narrow hole through which arrows are shot
Polish otwór strzelniczy
  • otwór strzelniczya narrow hole through which arrows are shot
Portuguese seteira
  • seteiraa narrow hole through which arrows are shot
Russian бойни́ца, амбразу́ра
  • бойни́ца (bojníca)a narrow hole through which arrows are shot
  • амбразу́ра (ambrazúra)a narrow hole through which arrows are shot
Spanish aspillera, ballestera
  • aspilleraa narrow hole through which arrows are shot
  • ballesteraa narrow hole through which arrows are shot
  • buhederaa narrow hole through which arrows are shot
  • troneraa narrow hole through which arrows are shot
  • saeteraa narrow hole through which arrows are shot
Cite this entry
APA

arrowslit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arrowslit

MLA

“arrowslit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arrowslit. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arrowslit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arrowslit.

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