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battlement

[ˈbætəɫmənt]

battlement 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.

Noun

battlement (plural battlements)

  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.
    • Towers, and battlements it sees
      Bosom'd high in tufted trees,
      Where perhaps some beauty lies,
      The cynosure of neighbouring eyes.1645, John Milton, L'Allegro
    Synonyms:
    crenellation
  2. Any high wall for defense.
  3. (poetic) The towering roof of heaven.

battlement meaning in Tamil, Malayalam and Persian

battlement in Tamil

கொத்தளம்

battlement in Malayalam

parapet, castellation, crenellation
കോട്ട, പ്രാകാരം, വപ്രം, കൊത്തളം, വത്തേരി, ഉപതല്പം

battlement in Persian

indented parapet formed by a series of rising members
کنگره kongere

Synonyms of battlement

Forms of battlement

pluralbattlements

Origin of battlement

From Middle English batilment, from Old French bataillement, earlier bastillement (“fortification”), from bastillier (“to fortify, to equip with battlements”), from bastille (“fortress”) (see bastion). By surface analysis, battle + -ment.

Words formed from battlement

Questions about battlement

What does battlement mean?
Battlement means 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.
What is battlement in Tamil?
Battlement in Tamil is கொத்தளம். See Battlement meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is battlement?
Battlement is a noun.
How do you pronounce battlement?
Battlement is pronounced [ˈbætəɫmənt] (UK).
What is the plural of battlement?
The plural of battlement is battlements.

Words near battlement in the dictionary

  1. battlelines
  2. battlemage
  3. battlemages
  4. battlemaster
  5. battlemasters
  6. battlement
  7. battlemented
  8. battlements
  9. battlepass
  10. battlepasses
  11. battlepiece

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Adapted from Wiktionary: battlement (page history and authors); battlement (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); battlement (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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