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battlement meaning in Malayalam

കോട്ട

[ˈbætəɫmənt]

battlement in Malayalam: കോട്ട, പ്രാകാരം, വപ്രം, കൊത്തളം. In English, 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.

Malayalam words for battlement

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

English meaning of battlement

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

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Questions about battlement in Malayalam

What is the meaning of battlement in Malayalam?
Battlement in Malayalam is കോട്ട, പ്രാകാരം, വപ്രം, കൊത്തളം.
battlement എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Battlement: കോട്ട, പ്രാകാരം, വപ്രം, കൊത്തളം.
What does battlement mean in English?
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.

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Malayalam words from the E.K. Kurup corpus on Olam: battlement (dataset and license). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: battlement (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malayalam words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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