battlement
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English batilment, from Old French bataillement, earlier bastillement (“fortification”), from bastillier (“to fortify, to equip with battlements”), from bastille (“fortress”) (see bastion).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
battlement (plural battlements)
- In fortification: an indented parapet, formed by a series of rising members called cops or merlons, separated by openings called crenelles or embrasures, the soldier sheltering himself behind the merlon while he fires through the embrasure or through a loophole in the battlement.
- Any high wall for defense.
- (poetic) The towering roof of heaven.
Synonyms[edit]
- (sense, indented parapet) crenellation
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
indented parapet formed by a series of rising members
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References[edit]
- “battlement”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.