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# loophole

noun (loopholes)

«loophole» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A loophole is a narrow slit in a castle or fort wall, through which archers could shoot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loophole/#m1)
2. (everyday) A loophole is a small way round a rule. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loophole/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales, castle walls with loopholes for shooting arrows and pouring down boiling water on enemies

### Examples

- The soldiers shot arrows through the loopholes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loophole/#x1)
- The castle had many loopholes in its thick walls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loophole/#x2)
- The rule had a loophole, so he got out of it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loophole/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «loophole» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loophole/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«loophole» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/loophole.html) on Mova free.