Home › Words › B › brisurebrisure/bɹɪˈzjʊə(ɹ)/brisure means any part of a rampart or parapet which deviates from the general direction.brisure is pronounced /bɹɪˈzjʊə(ɹ)/.EtymologyFrom French brisure, from briser (“to break”).nounAny part of a rampart or parapet which deviates from the general direction.A mark of cadency or difference.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.embrasure 64% match — Any of the indentations between the merlons of a battlement; an opening in a wall or parapet through which ordnance can be fired. vs brisure →brattishing 64% match — A brattice. vs brisure →brisé 61% match — A jump consisting of an assemblé with an extra beat that "breaks" the jump in its travel. vs brisure →faussebraye 61% match — A second rampart, exterior and parallel to the main rampart, and considerably below its level. vs brisure →brise 60% match — A tract of land that has been left untilled for a long time. vs brisure →breastwork 60% match — A fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark; a parapet. vs brisure →breastrail 60% match — The upper rail of a parapet of ordinary height, such as of a balcony, the railing of a boat, etc. vs brisure →bartisan 59% match — A parapet with battlements projecting from the top of a tower in a castle or church. vs brisure →