HyperDic: battlement

English > 1 sense of the word battlement:
NOUNartifactbattlement, crenelation, crenellationa rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps / gaps for firing arrows or guns
battlement > pronunciation
Soundsbae'tahlmahnt; bae'tahlmehnt
Rhymesabandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...
accent ... vent: 69 rhymes with ehnt...
English > battlement: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps / gaps for firing arrows or guns.
Synonymscrenelation, crenellation
Part offortress, fortA fortified defensive structure
Partscrenel, crenelleA notch or open / open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement
merlonA solid section between two crenels in a crenelated battlement
Broaderrampart, bulwark, wallAn embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
Spanishalmena, crestería
Catalanmerlet

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