embattlement
/ɪmˈbætəlmənt/
noun
- A battlement; a parapet with alternating solid parts and openings, used for defense on castle walls or towers.
- From the embattlement, they could see the approaching army.
- The soldiers fired arrows through the embattlements.
- The old castle's embattlements were crumbling with age.
- The act or process of fortifying or preparing for battle.
- They began the embattlement of the fortress at dawn.
- The king ordered the embattlement of all border towns.
- The embattlement of the city took several months.
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