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battlement
[ bat-l-muhnt ]
noun
- Often battlements. a parapet or cresting, originally defensive but later usually decorative, consisting of a regular alternation of merlons and crenels; crenelation.
battlement
/ ˈbætəlmənt /
noun
- a parapet or wall with indentations or embrasures, originally for shooting through
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Derived Forms
- ˈbattlemented, adjective
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Other Words From
- bat·tle·ment·ed [bat, -l-men-tid], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of battlement1
1275–1325; Middle English batelment < Middle French bataille battlement; -ment
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Word History and Origins
Origin of battlement1
C14: from Old French batailles , plural of bataille battle
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Example Sentences
Right at the crown of the battlement stood a figure in armor, and behind the bulwark was the noise of struggle.
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The upper portion of the walls was decorated with an ornamental frieze and a battlement bordered with fine moulding.
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The red light of the setting sun fell upon it, magnifying every battlement and tower, and making them all glow with color.
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The chief captain stopped in his stride, drew his cloak about him, rested his thigh on a square battlement, and resigned himself.
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Joan leaned against the crumbling battlement, and the words of Conrad were very sweet in her ear.
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