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machicolation
[ muh-chik-uh-ley-shuhn ]
noun
- 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.
- a projecting gallery or parapet with such openings.
machicolation
/ məˌtʃɪkəʊˈleɪʃən /
noun
- (esp in medieval castles) a projecting gallery or parapet supported on corbels having openings through which missiles could be dropped
- any such opening
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Origin of machicolation1
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Example Sentences
It was therefore superseded ere long by the use of machicolation, where a projecting stone gallery replaced the woodwork.
Another machicolation (I) opened from the roof in front of the second portcullis and second door.
This wooden story probably formed the bell chamber; the machicolation-like supports still existed in 1781.
Gables were furnished with crow-steps, while machicolation became at times almost fantastic.
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