Definisjon av battlement

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Noun

battlement - a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns
crenelation, crenellation
rampart, bulwark, wall an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; "they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down"
fortress, fort a fortified defensive structure
crenel, crenelle a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement
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Substantiv

battlement - 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.
battlement - Any high wall for defense.

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  • A battlement (also called a crenellation) in defensive architecture such as that of city walls or castles, comprises a parapet (i.e. a short wall), in which portions have been cut out at intervals to allow the discharge of arrows or other missiles. These cut-out portions form crenels (also known as carnels, embrasures, loops or wheelers).

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  • Entall: battlement
  • Flertall: battlements

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