Thesaurus: battlement

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1. n. One of the solid upright parts of a parapet in ancient fortifications.
2. n. pl. The whole parapet, consisting of alternate solids and open spaces. At first purely a military feature, afterwards copied on a smaller scale with decorative features, as for churches.
3. n. a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns
4. (a) One of the solid upright parts of a parapet in ancient fortifications. (b) pl. The whole parapet, consisting of alternate solids and open spaces. At first purely a military feature, afterwards copied on a smaller scale with decorative features, as for churches.
5. n:100 n. a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns