The Only Use of
loophole
in
1984, by Orwell
Uses with a meaning too rare to warrant foucs:
- The sun had shifted round, and the myriad windows of the Ministry of Truth, with the light no longer shining on them, looked grim as the loopholes of a fortress.
p. 27.4loopholes = small openings in castles that provides light and air, and allow an arrow to be fired from within, though the openings are narrow enough that they are largely protected from incoming arrows
Definitions:
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(1)
(loophole) a gap in a rule, allowing avoidance of the rule's core intent -- especially in the text of a law or contract
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, loophole can refer to a small opening in a castle that provides light and air, and allows an arrow to be fired from within. The opening is narrow enough that it is largely protects from incoming arrows.