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embattlements

embattlements is the plural of embattlement.

Meaning of embattlement

Noun

embattlement (countable and uncountable, plural embattlements)

  1. (countable) A battlement.
    • This villa was long and low and white, and severe after its manner : for upon and about it were none of those playful ebullitions of taste, such as conical towers, domed roofs, embattlements, statues, coloured tiles and crenellations, such as are dear to architects of villas all the world over.1922, Michael Arlen, “3/6/1”, in “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days
  2. (uncountable) The state of being embattled.
    • While that seems unlikely any time soon, such experiences of terror and embattlement have shaped the way Mr. Maliki governs.2009 January 26, Alissa J. Rubin, “Iraq’s Leader Pushes for Election Gains, but Some Fear Iron Hand”, in New York Times

Questions about embattlements

What is embattlements the plural of?
Embattlements is the plural of embattlement.

Words near embattlements in the dictionary

  1. embattails
  2. embatteled
  3. embattle
  4. embattled
  5. embattlement
  6. embattlements
  7. embattles
  8. embattling
  9. embay
  10. embayed
  11. embaying

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