Battlement - Wikipedia
WEBA battlement, in defensive architecture, such as that of city walls or castles, comprises a parapet (a defensive low wall between chest-height and head-height), in which gaps or indentations, which are often rectangular, occur at intervals to allow for the launch of arrows or other projectiles from within the defences. [1]
Battlement Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
WEBThe meaning of BATTLEMENT is a parapet with open spaces that surmounts a wall and is used for defense or decoration.
Battlement | Masonry, Fortification & Defense | Britannica
WEBBattlement, the parapet of a wall consisting of alternating low portions known as crenels, or crenelles (hence crenellated walls with battlements), and high portions called merlons. Battlements were devised in order that warriors might be protected by the merlons and yet be able to discharge arrows.
Parts of a Medieval Castle: The Battlement - Medieval Britain
WEBParts of a Medieval Castle: The Battlement. A castle’s Battlement consisted of a parapet with gaps or indentations used for defence. They were used in medieval architecture to provide cover for discharging arrows and missiles.
The Parapet and Battlement - Using Castle Architecture
WEBNov 9, 2019 · On a castle, fort, or other military fortification, a battlement is the top part of the wall that looks like teeth. It's where soldiers were protected during "battle" upon the castle. Also called crenellation, a battlement is really a parapet with open spaces for the castle-protectors to shoot cannons or other weaponry.
Castle Battlements - Parts of a Medieval Castle - Medieval …
WEBCastle battlements were defensive walls that were built on the top of a castles main outer walls for defensive reasons and allowed castles military to defend the castle against castle sieges and attacks. A battlement also describes a defensive city wall made from stone that often surrounded a medieval town.
BATTLEMENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
WEBBattlement definition: a parapet or cresting, originally defensive but later usually decorative, consisting of a regular alternation of merlons and crenels; crenelation.. See examples of BATTLEMENT used in a sentence.
Battlement | Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 17, 2018 · bat·tle·ment / ˈbatlmənt / • n. (usu. battlements) a parapet at the top of a wall, usually of a fort or castle, that has regularly spaced, squared openings for shooting through. DERIVATIVES: bat·tle·ment·ed adj. battlement. The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English.
Battlement Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
WEBbattlement (noun) battlement / ˈ bætl̟mənt/ noun. plural battlements. Britannica Dictionary definition of BATTLEMENT. [count] : a low wall at the top of a castle with open spaces for people inside to shoot through — usually plural. the castle's stone battlements.
Parapet | Definition, Facts, & Examples | Britannica
WEBbattlement. parapet, a dwarf wall or heavy railing around the edge of a roof, balcony, terrace, or stairway designed either to prevent those behind it from falling over or to shelter them from attack from the outside.
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