battlement in French
battlement in French is rempart — battlement means a wall built with regular gaps at the top, from behind which defenders could shoot at attackers.
battlement in French
rempart
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.
What does "battlement" mean?
- noun A wall built with regular gaps at the top, from behind which defenders could shoot at attackers.
- noun A tall wall built to defend a place.
- noun (literary) The high roof of the sky.
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What is "battlement" in French?
"battlement" in French is rempart. battlement means: A wall built with regular gaps at the top, from behind which defenders could shoot at attackers.
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