loophole : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: loophole	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for loophole
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
loophole n an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Loophole \Loop"hole`\, n. 1. (Mil.) A small opening, as in the walls of fortification, or in the bulkhead of a ship, through which small arms or other weapons may be discharged at an enemy. 2. A hole or aperture that gives a passage, or the means of escape or evasion.