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Meaning of machicolation

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

machicolation

Pronunciation:/məˌtʃɪkəˈleɪʃ(ə)n//məˌtʃɪkəˈleɪʃən/

noun

Definitions

  1. An opening between corbels that support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, of a fortified building from which missiles can be shot or heated items dropped upon assailants attacking the base of the walls.

    Synonyms:machicoulis

  2. A projecting parapet with a series of such openings.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/machicolation

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