An indentation or embrasure in the battlement of a wall; = crenel, n. 1. Also plural (rarely singular) = battlements.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > defensive walls > [noun] > battlements (34) kernel?c1225 An indentation or embrasure in the battlement of a wall; = crenel, n. 1. Also plural (rarely singular) = battlements. abattlementc1400 A battlement. battlementc1400 An indented parapet at the top of a wall, at first used only in fortified buildings for purposes of defence against assailants, but afterwards in… battling1430 concrete. Battlement work, battlements. embattlea1547 = battlement, n. embattlementa1552 = battlement, n. crenellation1849 concrete. Embattled work; a battlement. castellation1861 The building of castles; the furnishing of a house with battlements; concrete a fortified or castellated structure; a battlement. Subcategories:— furnishing with (2) — projecting stone (1) — embattled roof (1) — embrasure (20) — part between embrasures (2) |
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