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Webster 1913 Edition
Battlement
Bat′tle-ment
(-ment)
, Noun.
[OE. ,
batelment
; cf. OF. bataillement
combat, fr. batailler
, also OF. bastillier
, bateillier
, to fortify. Cf. Battle
, Noun.
Bastile
, Bastion
.] (Arch.)
(a)
One of the solid upright parts of a parapet in ancient fortifications.
(b)
pl.
The whole parapet, consisting of alternate solids and open spaces. At first purely a military feature, afterwards copied on a smaller scale with decorative features, as for churches.
Webster 1828 Edition
Battlement
BAT'TLEMENT
,Noun.
A wall raised on a building with openings or embrasures, or the
embrasure itself.
Definition 2024
battlement
battlement
English
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.
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