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ma·chic·o·la·tion \məˌchikəˈlāshən, (ˌ)maˌch-\ noun (-s) 1. a. : an opening between the corbels that support a projecting parapet or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal for shooting or dropping missiles upon assailants attacking below b. : a parapet containing such openings — see battlement illustration 2. : a construction imitating medieval machicolation |