English Dictionary

loophole

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈluːphəʊl/

動詞

他動詞

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

日本語の意味

（軍事用語）攻撃者に対して射撃できるよう、建物の防御のために狭い射撃穴などを設けること。 / （転じて）法律や規則の抜け穴を利用して、制限や障害を回避すること。

The militia loophole the old stone tower before the siege, cutting narrow slits so defenders could fire on approaching attackers.

民兵は包囲に備えて古い石造りの塔に狭い射撃用の銃眼を開け、接近する敵に射撃できるようにした。

意味（1）

(military, transitive) To prepare a building for defense by preparing slits or holes through which to fire on attackers

The lower windows were barricaded, and the whole building loopholed for musketry fire.

意味（2）

(transitive) To exploit (a law, etc.) by means of loopholes.

Abroad they had developed loopholing the law into an art; in Israel they jettisoned loopholing for ignoring the law wherever possible. Obeying laws was for naive fools.

loopholes （ present singular third-person ）

loopholing （ participle present ）

loopholed （ participle past ）

loopholed （ past ）