fireport means A small opening in the armor or wall of a fortification, vehicle, or ship, designed for firing weapons while providing protection to the shooter.
fireport is pronounced /ˈfaɪərˌpɔːrt/.
noun
- A small opening in the armor or wall of a fortification, vehicle, or ship, designed for firing weapons while providing protection to the shooter.“Ten minutes later the destroyers and cruisers opened fire on the Wolmi-do, their gun crews by now intimately familiar with the island's fireport caves and bunkers.”