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battlement
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battlement
(noun)
battlement
/
ˈ
bætl̟mənt/
noun
plural
battlements
battlement
/
ˈ
bætl̟mənt/
noun
plural
battlements
Britannica Dictionary definition of BATTLEMENT
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:
a low wall at the top of a castle with open spaces for people inside to shoot through
—
usually plural
the castle's stone
battlements
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