battlement

Meaning of battlement

noun
  1. 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.
  2. Any high wall for defense.
  3. The towering roof of heaven.

Information about battlement

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of battlement is: battlements.
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Hyphenation of battlement

bat-tle-ment

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
  • battlement is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

battlement synonyms

Meaning crenelation:

crenelation

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