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Definitions of battlement in various dictionaries:
noun - a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns
A parapet built on top of a wall, with indentations for decoration or defense.
BATTLEMENT - A battlement in defensive architecture, such as that of city walls or castles, comprises a parapet (i.e., a defensive low wall between chest-height ...
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| Archer's post |
| Top of a fortified wall |
| Soldiers take time after fighting to build fortification |
| Crenellation |
| Fighting men taking first defensive measure |
| Parts of a Fort |
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| a parapet at the top of a wall, especially of a fort or castle, that has regularly spaced squared openings for shooting through. |
| a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns |
| A parapet at the top of a wall, especially of a fort or castle, that has regularly spaced squared openings for shooting through. |
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| A battlement in defensive architecture, such as that of city walls or castles, comprises a parapet (i.e., a defensive low wall between chest-height and head-height), in which gaps or indentations, which are often rectangular, occur at intervals to allow for the launch of arrows or other projectiles from within the defences. These gaps are termed "crenels" (also known as carnels, embrasures, or wheelers), and the act of adding crenels to a previously unbroken parapet is termed crenellation. Thus, a defensive building might be designed and built with battlements, or a manor house might be fortified by adding battlements, where no parapet previously existed, or cutting crenellations into its existing parapet wall. The solid widths between the crenels are called merlons (also cops or kneelers). A wall with battlements is said to be crenelated or embattled. Battlements on walls have protected walkways (chemin de ronde) behind them. On tower or building tops, the (often flat) roof is use |