loophole

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. (historical) A slit in a castle wall; today, any similar window for shooting a ranged weapon or letting in light.
2. (figuratively) A method of escape, especially an ambiguity or exception in a rule or law that can be exploited in order to avoid its effect.

Verb

1. (transitive) To prepare a building for defense by preparing slits or holes through which to fire on attackers
2. (transitive) To exploit (a law, etc.) by means of loopholes.

Konzepte

Schießscharte

Schlupfloch

Hintertürchen

geheimer Durchgang

Guckloch

Lücke

Schleichweg

Schlucht

Spalt

Spalte

Durchgangsgasse

Ausflucht

-n

Hintertür

Kluft

Leerstelle

Leerzeichen

Synonyme

embrasure

loop-hole

embattle

hole

🕳️

eyelet

elusion

evasion

gap

idea

💡

interstice

lacuna

lacunae

leak

loop

➿

mouth

opening

port

porthole

prevarication

quibble

quirk

rent

shift

shortcoming

slot

solution

space

stall

subterfuge

tergiversation

vista

way out

secret passage

space character

blank

crenelle

chink

cranny

crenel

crevice

Übersetzungen

échappatoire

feritoia

meurtrière

aspillera

escapatoria

schietgat

balestriera

scappatoia

seteira

faille

brecha

tronera

lacune

kaçamak

cavillo

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈluːphəʊl/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Verwandt mit Mittelniederländisch: lupen

In summary

From Middle English loupe (“opening in a wall”) + hole, from a Germanic source. Compare Medieval Latin loupa, lobia and Middle Dutch lupen (“to watch”).