πολεμίστρα — meaning in English
polemistra
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English meaning
- battlement noun 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.
- embrasure noun Any of the indentations between the merlons of a battlement; an opening in a wall or parapet through which ordnance can be fired.
Senses
πολεμίστρα is used for these senses in English:
- battlement 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.
- embrasure (architectural element, military) Any of the indentations between the merlons of a battlement; an opening in a wall or parapet through which ordnance can be fired.
battlement — full definition
- noun 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.
- noun Any high wall for defense.
- noun The towering roof of heaven.
embrasure — full definition
- noun Any of the indentations between the merlons of a battlement; an opening in a wall or parapet through which ordnance can be fired.
- noun Any small protected space.
- noun The slanting indentation in a wall for a door or window, such that the space is larger on the inside than the outside.