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battlement Definition

battle·ment (-mənt)

noun

  1. a parapet with open spaces for shooting, built on top of a castle wall, tower, or fort
  2. an architectural decoration like this

Etymology: ME batelment < OFr bataillier, to fortify < bataille, fortification on a wall or tower < ? VL *battacula, place of battle < battere, batter

battlement Related Forms

bat′·tle·ment′ed (-men′tid) adjective

battlement Synonyms

battlement

n.

parapet, tower, escarpment, bartizan, barbican, bastion, balcony; see also fortification 2.

battlement Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • access: These were used by the defenders of the castle to access the battlements and provide a line of defense around the castle.
  • have: The curtain wall also had battlements or crenellations to further enhance the defensive power of the castle.
  • see: If one looked skywards one saw the battlements and decorated rooflines of many centuries ago.
  • explore: It is fascinating to explore the battlements, dark passages and huge basement with an exhibition of England's coastal defenses.
  • walk: There are even rumors that King Richard III still walks the battlements.
  • add: Then I added a battlement by cutting 1 inch thick polystyrene to give the crenelation.

Converse of subject

surmount: The outer ward is nearly square, and its walls are nine feet in thickness and eighteen feet in height, surmounted by battlements.

Adjective modifier

  • broken: The destroyed city, the great wall, the walls with broken battlements: all this too is part of that reign.
  • historic: The property is ideally located within yards of the entrance to Portsmouth Harbor and enjoys Solent views over the historic battlements.
  • high: Its high battlements where pigeons live is.. ... .
  • mighty: The castle commands magnificent views that can be best appreciated from the mighty battlements.
  • medieval: Title: Bodiam Castle Description: The ultimate fairytale castle with spiral staircases and medieval battlements.

Preposition: on

top: Shortly after cross the road into Old Dawbers Lane and aim for the houses with battlements on top.

Noun used with modifier

  • castle: This shows part of the walkway around the castle battlements with the Inner Ward to the right of the walkway.
  • tower: Boards were used to enclose the rails on the tower battlements.
  • brick: The round tower is much restored, but very pretty with its flushwork and brick battlements.

Possessives

castle: A fourth, alone in the dell of the castle's battlements, has failed to persuade his mount to move at all.

Preposition: of

  • tower: Badge: Issuant from the battlements of a tower, a demi lion rampant guardant - approved by King George VI in February 1938.
  • castle: At that pace you can do little else but concentrate on the attack from the battlements of the castle.
  • ruby: I will make your battlements of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones.