Examples of “machicolation” in a Sentence

noun An opening in a projecting parapet or gallery floor of a fortified building, through which defenders could shoot at or drop objects on attackers below.

• Guides pointed out the machicolation above the gatehouse where defenders once dropped heated objects on attackers below.
• The castle wall still shows several machicolations along its upper edge.
• Archaeologists studied the machicolation to work out how the garrison defended the entrance.

noun A projecting parapet built with a row of such openings.

• The tower's machicolation ran the full length of the wall.
• Restorers rebuilt the stone machicolation using the original design.
• From below, the machicolation looked like a narrow stone ledge with gaps cut into it.