Meanings (ES + gloss)
aspillera • ballestera • barbacana • cañonera • portañola • saetera • saetía • tronera
A slit in a castle wall; today, any similar window for shooting a ranged weapon or letting in light.
There was a loophole in this wall, to let the light in, just at the height of a person's head, who was sitting near the chimney.
[…] and having a fair loophole, as it were, from a broken hole in the tree, he took a sure aim, without being seen, waiting till they were within about thirty yards of the tree, so…
cucha • escapatoria • fisura • laguna • recoveco • resquicio
A method of escape, especially an ambiguity or exception in a rule or law that can be exploited in order to avoid its effect.
Coupling the poor girl's intelligence with my previous knowledge, and the result of our good friend's inquiries on the spot, I left him no loophole of escape, and laid bare the who…
You have a contract that says you will work until Island Towers is finalized, which I interpret as completion of construction, or I can stop you working elsewhere. And there's no l…
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