Battlement Definition
In fortification: an indented parapet, formed by a series of rising members called cops or merlons, separated by openings called crenelles or embrasures, the soldier sheltering himself behind the merlon while he fires through the embrasure or through a loophole in the battlement.
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Origin of Battlement
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Middle English batelment alteration (influenced by batel battle) of Old French batillement tower, turret from bastille bastille
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French bataillement, earlier bastillement (“fortification”), from bastillier (“to fortify, to equip with battlements”), from bastille (“fortress”) (see bastion).
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