casemate

a fortified or armoured gun position - may refer to fortifications on land or to structures on ships or on vehicles
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casemate
«Военная энциклопедия И. Д. Сытина». (Санкт-Петербург; 1911). · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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casemate

Summary

casemate ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,355 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • casemate is a type of subterranea[2].
  • casemate is a type of weapons platform[3].
  • casemate is a type of architectural element[4].
  • casemate is a type of fortification[5].
  • casemate's Commons category is recorded as Casemates[6].
  • casemate's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[7].
  • casemate's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
  • casemate's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[9].
  • casemate's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • casemate's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[11].
  • casemate's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[12].
  • casemate's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include subterranea[2], weapons platform[3], architectural element[4], and fortification[5].

Why It Matters

casemate ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,355 views/month).[1] casemate has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] casemate is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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