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noun Architecture.
1.
an opening in the floor between the corbels of a projecting gallery or parapet, as on a wall or in the vault of a passage, through which missiles, molten lead, etc., might be cast upon an enemy beneath.
2.
a projecting gallery or parapet with such openings.
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Machicolation
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| pertaining to a classical order whose columns or pilasters span two or more stories of a building |
| the inside part of a building, considered as a whole from the point of view of artistic design or general effect and convenience |
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