battlements
noun/ˈbætlmənts/
/ˈbætlmənts/
[plural]- a low wall around the top of a castle with spaces in it that people inside could shoot throughTopics Historyc2Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French bataillier ‘fortify with movable defence turrets’, possibly related to battle + -ment.
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