Definition of Battlement

1. Noun. A rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns.

Exact synonyms: Crenelation, Crenellation
Terms within: Crenel, Crenelle, Merlon
Group relationships: Fort, Fortress
Generic synonyms: Bulwark, Rampart, Wall
Derivative terms: Crenelate, Crenellate

Definition of Battlement

1. n. One of the solid upright parts of a parapet in ancient fortifications.

Definition of Battlement

1. Noun. In fortification: an indented parapet, formed by a series of rising members called cops or merlons, separated by openings called crenelles or embrasures, the soldier sheltering himself behind the merlon while he fires through the embrasure or through a loophole in the battlement. ¹

2. Noun. Any high wall for defense. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Battlement

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Battlement

battledores
battledress
battlefield
battlefields
battlefleet
battlefleets
battlefront
battlefronts
battleful
battleground
battlegrounds
battlegroup
battlegroups
battleline
battlelines
battlement (current term)
battlemented
battlements
battleplan
battleplans
battler
battlers
battles
battleship
battleship-shaped curve
battleship-shaped curves
battleship grey
battleships
battlesight

Literary usage of Battlement

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"... Both stand, their gauges in their hands, short space Dividing, and for equal rights contend ; So, parted only by the battlement, Stood those two hosts, ..."

2. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1859)
"battlement. It may be doubtful whether an embattled wall, ie a wall built with battlements, as well as the word battlement itself, is to be explained from ..."

3. Occident, with Preludes on Current Events by Joseph Cook (1884)
"THE NEW HOUSE AND ITS battlement; OR, THE RELATIONS OF THE TEMPERANCE REFORM ... When thon buildest a new house, then them shalt make a battlement for thy ..."

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