battlements

Meaning of battlements

noun
  1. 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.
  2. Any high wall for defense.
  3. The towering roof of heaven.

Information about battlements

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of battlements is: battlement.
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Hyphenation of battlements

bat-tle-ments

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 11 chars.
  • battlements is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

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