Definitions from Wiktionary (battlement)
▸ noun: 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.
▸ noun: Any high wall for defense.
▸ noun: (poetic) The towering roof of heaven.
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▸ noun: 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.
▸ noun: Any high wall for defense.
▸ noun: (poetic) The towering roof of heaven.
Similar:
crenellation,
crenelation,
embattlement,
embattle,
embrasure,
berm,
bartisan,
surtout,
breastwork,
bonnet,
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