battlement
English
Etymology
From Old French bataillement, earlier bastillement (“fortification”), from bastillier (“to fortify, to equip with battlements”), from bastille (“fortress”) (see bastion).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): [ˈbætəɫmənt]
Noun
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.
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Translations
indented parapet formed by a series of rising members
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References
- battlement in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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