Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
CASEMATES
Noun
casemates
plural of casemate
Source: Wiktionary
CASEMATE
Case"mate, n. Etym: [F. casemate, fr. It. casamatta, prob. from casa house + matto, f. matta, mad, weak, feeble, dim. from the same source as E. -mate in checkmate.]
1. (Fort.)
Definition: A bombproof chamber, usually of masonry, in which cannon may be placed, to be fired through embrasures; or one capable of being used as a magazine, or for quartering troops.
2. (Arch.)
Definition: A hollow molding, chiefly in cornices.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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