battlement
pronunciation
How to pronounce battlement in British English:
UK ['bætlmənt]
How to pronounce battlement in American English:
US ['bætəlmənt]
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- Noun:
- a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns
Word Origin
- battlement (n.)
- early 14c., from Old French bataillement, earlier bastillement "fortification," from bastillier "to fortify, to equip with battlements," from bastille "fortress, tower" (see bastion). The raised parts are cops or merlons; the indentations are embrasures or crenelles.
Example
- 1. The sun will slip below the battlement at 4:23 p.m. , winter days ending early because the earth 's orbit has shifted .
- 2. Official name makes berlin wall " turn over fascist battlement " , built 1961 , demolished 1990 .
- 3. Abstract : official name makes berlin wall " turn over fascist battlement " , built 1961 , demolished 1990 .