machicolation
Noun
Meaning
An opening between the corbels which support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, shooting or dropping missiles upen assailants attacking the base of the walls. Also, the construction of such defenses, in general, when of this character. See Illusts. of Battlement and Castle.
The act of discharging missiles or pouring burning or melted substances upon assailants through such apertures.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
bank
barbican
depression
dike
barrier
fence
enclosure
curtain
fortification
bastion
loophole
escarpment
barricade
parapet
bulwark
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