battlement

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Synonyms: battement, bafflement, settlement, batement, battlements, prattlement, embattlement, babblement, cattlemen, mottlement

Antonyms: battement, bafflement, settlement, batement, battlements, prattlement, embattlement, babblement, cattlemen, mottlement

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Noun

1. In [[fortification]]: an [[indented]] [[parapet]], formed by a series of rising members called [[cop]]s or [[merlon]]s, separated by openings called [[crenelle]]s or [[embrasure]]s, the soldier [[shelter]]ing himself behind the merlon while he [[fire]]s through the embrasure or through a [[loophole]] in the battlement.
2. Any high [[wall]] for [[defense]].
3. {{lb|en|poetic}} The towering roof of heaven.

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