: a small structure (such as a turret) projecting from a building and serving especially for lookout or defense
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebYour feudal lord did not have a range of mottes, baileys, bartizans, drawbridges, dungeons, machicolations and turrets to choose from.A-LIST, 2 Oct. 2017
Word History
Etymology
alteration of Middle English bretasinge, from bretais parapet — more at brattice