battlement

noun

bat·​tle·​ment ˈba-tᵊl-mənt How to pronounce battlement (audio)
: a parapet with open spaces that surmounts a wall and is used for defense or decoration
battlemented adjective

Illustration of battlement

Illustration of battlement
  • 1 crenellations
  • 2 merlons
  • 3 machicolations

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Defined by arched windows, stained glass, turrets, and battlements, the residence is largely considered the first Gothic Revival building and contributed to the widespread re-interest in the historic aesthetic. Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024 Pop inside the Church of San Martín de Tours, stop by the Palace of Orellana-Pizarro, and then make your way up to the 10th-century castle, which stood in for the battlements of the Westerosi capital in the seventh season of Game of Thrones. Radhika Seth, Vogue, 16 July 2024 The visit commences in the main piazzetta, home to the 12-century Saint Thomas Becket of Canterbury church and the medieval castle whose battlements loom over the village. Jaclyn Degiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2024 Pedestrians sauntered along a row of European flagship boutiques nestled in battlements of creamy limestone: Gucci, YSL, Prada, Louis Vuitton. Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for battlement 

Word History

Etymology

Middle English batelment, from Anglo-French *bataillement, from batailler to fortify with battlements — more at battle

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of battlement was in the 14th century

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“Battlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battlement. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

battlement

noun
bat·​tle·​ment ˈbat-ᵊl-mənt How to pronounce battlement (audio)
: a low wall (as at the top of a castle or a tower) with open spaces to shoot through
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