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Related Terms:
battlements
fire
castellate
merlon
embattlement
crenel
embrasure
shelter
loophole
indented
castellations
parapet
battlemented
cop
embattail
crenelated
fortification
hoarding
chemin de ronde
wall
unbattlemented
crenelle
murdress
brattishing
defense
crenellated
Definitions:
Noun
battlement
crenelation
crenellation
Definition: a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns
Definition: 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.