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bat·tle·ment
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crenel
any of a set of openings formed in the top of a wall or parapet and having slanting sides, as in a battlement -
battle
A battle is a violent fight between groups of people, especially one between military forces during a war. -
crenelated
In a castle, a crenelated wall has gaps in the top or openings through which to fire at attackers. -
loophole
a small or narrow opening, as in a wall, for looking through, for admitting light and air, or, particularly in a fortification, for the discharge of missiles against an enemy outside. -
merlon
(in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels. -
mural crown
a golden crown formed with indentations to resemble a battlement, bestowed by the ancient Romans on the soldiers who first mounted the wall of a besieged place and there lodged a standard.