battlements

Battlements — These are the structures at the tops of the walls surrounding a castle. Picture what you have seen in the movies where archers are at the top of the wall and firing arrows between open slots down on the attackers. These shapes at the top (Where… …   Medieval glossary

battlements — [[t]bæ̱t(ə)lmənts[/t]] N PLURAL The battlements of a castle or fortress consist of a wall built round the top, with gaps through which guns or arrows can be fired. Syn: parapet …   English dictionary

battlements — ➡ castles * * * …   Universalium

battlements — bat|tle|ments [ˈbætlmənts] n [plural] a low wall around the top of a castle, that has spaces to shoot guns or ↑arrows through …   Dictionary of contemporary English

battlements — bat|tle|ments [ bætlmənts ] noun plural a wall around the top of a castle, with spaces through which weapons could be fired …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

battlements — bat·tle·ment || bætlmÉ™nt n. wall with openings through which weapons can be fired …   English contemporary dictionary

battlements — noun (plural) a low wall around the top of a castle, that has spaces to shoot guns or arrows (arrow (1)) through …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

battlements — UK [ˈbæt(ə)lmənts] / US noun [plural] a wall around the top of a castle, with spaces through which weapons could be fired …   English dictionary

battlements — [ˈbæt(ə)lmənts] noun [plural] a wall around the top of a castle, with spaces through which weapons could be fired …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

BATTLEMENTS — …   Useful english dictionary

A Vision of Battlements — is a 1965 novel by Anthony Burgess based on his experiences during World War II in Gibraltar, where he was serving with the British army.The title, in addition to its Gibraltarian associations, contains a reference to the appearance of certain… …   Wikipedia