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Definition of Loopholed
1. a. Provided with loopholes.
Definition of Loopholed
1. Verb. (past of loophole) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Loopholed
1. loophole [v] - See also: loophole
Lexicographical Neighbors of Loopholed
Literary usage of Loopholed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pictorial History of the Russian War 1854-5-6 by George Dodd (1856)
"The forts were found to be mostly constructed of sandstone, brought from Kertch ;
they were square, loopholed for musketry, provided with towers at the ..."
2. Treatise on Fortification, Or, Lectures Delivered to Officers Reading for by Auguste Frédéric Lendy (1862)
"The loopholed scarp walls weaken the revetment (374), always leave a dead angle
at their foot, require many men to survey the ditch, and are only employed ..."
3. The Defence of Lucknow: A Diary, Recording the Daily Events During the Siege by Thomas Fourness Wilson (1858)
"... rapidly loopholed; they also erected a hasty battery for the eight-inch howitzer
across the river, from which they threw several well-directed shells; ..."
4. Aide-mémoire to the Military Sciences: Framed from Contributions of Officers by Great Britain Army. Royal Engineers (1860)
"The following description of Lieutenant-Colonel Ord's loopholed window for ...
The loopholed window should also be in cut stone, whenever practicable. ..."
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