noun Download 🔗Share A slit in a castle wall; today, any similar window for shooting a ranged weapon or letting in light. Examples : "The soldiers fired their arrows from the loopholes in the castle wall, protecting themselves from the enemy. " architecture military weapon building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A method of escape, especially an ambiguity or exception in a rule or law that can be exploited in order to avoid its effect. Examples : "The company avoided paying taxes by using legal loopholes in the tax code. " law government politics business economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To prepare a building for defense by preparing slits or holes through which to fire on attackers Examples : "During the medieval siege, the castle defenders desperately worked to loophole the outer walls, creating narrow openings for archers to fire upon the enemy below. " military architecture building war Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To exploit (a law, etc.) by means of loopholes. Examples : "The company loopholes tax laws to avoid paying their fair share. " law politics government business economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading