ˈbad. ə lmənt, -at ə l- noun
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Etymology: Middle English batelment, from Middle French bataille fortifying tower + Middle English -ment — more at battle
1. : a parapet that consists of alternate solid parts and open spaces, that surmounts a wall, and that is used in fortified buildings for purposes of defense and in other edifices (as a church) for decoration
pinnacles on the battlements are frequent but not universal — Nikolaus Pevsner
2. : an embattled roof or platform
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battlement: 1 crenellations, 2 merlons, 3 machicolations
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