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   battlement

   /ˈbat(ə)lm(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. a parapet at the top of a wall, especially of a fort or castle, that has regularly spaced squared openings for shooting through.
   • ▪ a section of roof enclosed by battlements: "I want to go up on the battlements"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French bataillier ‘fortify with movable defence turrets’, possibly related to battle.

   Derivatives

   • 1. battlemented adjective

   Scrabble Points: 14

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