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machicolation
noun
- an opening in the floor of a projecting gallery or parapet, between the supports or corbels, or in the roof over an entrance, through which hot liquids, heavy stones, etc. could be dropped by the defenders of a fortress
- a gallery, parapet, etc. with such openings
See machicolation in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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