English-Thai Dictionary

loophole

N ช่อง บน กำแพง ที่ ใช้ สอด ปืน เพื่อ ยิง ข้าศึก  รู กำแพง  chong-bon-kam-paeng-ti-chai-sod-puen-puea-ying-ka-suek

 

loophole

N ช่องโหว่ ใน กฎหมาย  จุดอ่อน  ข้อบกพร่อง  chong-wo-nai-kod-mai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LOOPHOLE

n. 1. A small aperture in the bulk-head and other parts of a merchant ship, through which small arms are fired at an enemy.
2. A hole or aperture that gives a passage.
3. A passage for escape; means of escape.

 

LOOPHOLED

a.Full of holes or openings for escape.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LOOPHOLE

LOOPHOLE Loop "hole `, n.

 

1. (Mil. )

 

Defn: 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.

 

LOOPHOLED

LOOPHOLED Loop "holed `, a.

 

Defn: Provided with loopholes.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

loophole

loop hole |ˈlo͞opˌ (h )ōl ˈlupˌ (h )oʊl | ▶noun 1 an ambiguity or inadequacy in the law or a set of rules: they exploited tax loopholes. 2 historical an arrow slit in a wall. ▶verb [ with obj. ] make arrow slits in (a wall or building ). ORIGIN late 16th cent. (denoting an arrow slit ): from obsolete loop ‘embrasure ’ + hole .

 

Oxford Dictionary

loophole

loop |hole |ˈluːphəʊl | ▶noun 1 an ambiguity or inadequacy in the law or a set of rules: they exploited tax loopholes. 2 historical an arrow slit in a wall. ▶verb [ with obj. ] make arrow slits in (a wall ). ORIGIN late 16th cent. (denoting an arrow slit ): from obsolete loop ‘embrasure ’ + hole .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

loophole

loophole noun a loophole in the regulations: means of evasion, means of avoidance; window, gap, opening.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

loophole

loophole noun 1 they've taken advantage of a loophole in the regulations: means of evasion /avoidance, means of escape, escape clause, escape route; ambiguity, omission, inadequacy, flaw, fault, defect, crack, inconsistency, discrepancy, shortcoming, slip; informal let-out, let-out clause, dodge. 2 historical loopholes in the walls: hole, gap, opening, aperture, chink, slit, slot.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

loophole

loop hole /lúːphòʊl /名詞 C 1 【法律 制度上の 】抜け穴, 盲点 «in » .2 (壁の )小さな穴 .