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Definition of battlements noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

battlements

noun

/ˈbætlmənts/

/ˈbætlmənts/

[plural]

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a low wall around the top of a castle with spaces in it that people inside could shoot throughTopics Historyc2
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French bataillier ‘fortify with movable defence turrets’, possibly related to battle + -ment.

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