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battlement

batt·le·ment

UK/ˈbætəɫmənt/ US/ˈbætʌlmɛnt/ uncommon

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a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns

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From Middle English batilment, from Old French bataillement, earlier bastillement (“fortification”), from bastillier (“to fortify, to equip with battlements”), from bastille (“fortress”) (see bastion). By surface analysis, battle + -ment.

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