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We found 9 dictionaries that define the word machicolations:

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  1. machicolations: Merriam-Webster
  2. machicolations: Collins English Dictionary
  3. machicolations: Vocabulary.com
  4. machicolations: Wordnik
  5. machicolations: Wiktionary
  6. machicolations: Dictionary.com
  7. Machicolations: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. Machicolations: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Machicolations: Castle Terms

(Note: See machicolation as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (machicolation)

noun:  (architecture) An opening between corbels that support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, of a fortified building from which missiles can be shot or heated items dropped upon assailants attacking the base of the walls.
noun:  (architecture) A projecting parapet with a series of such openings.
▸ Also see machicolation


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