machicolation
noun
ma·chic·o·la·tion mə-ˌchi-kə-ˈlā-shən 
1
a
: an opening between the corbels of a projecting parapet or in the floor of a gallery or roof of a portal for discharging missiles upon assailants below see battlement illustration
b
: a gallery or parapet containing such openings
2
: construction imitating medieval machicolation
machicolated
mə-ˈchi-kə-ˌlā-təd
adjective 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Your feudal lord did not have a range of mottes, baileys, bartizans, drawbridges, dungeons, machicolations and turrets to choose from. 
A-LIST, 2 Oct. 2017
A-LIST, 2 Oct. 2017 Word History
Etymology
Medieval Latin machicolare to furnish with machicolations, from Middle French machicoller, from machicoleis machicolation, from macher to crush + col neck, from Latin collum — more at collar
First Known Use
1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1a