noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "From the battlement atop the old castle wall, the guards kept watch over the approaching travelers, ready to defend the city if necessary. " architecture military war building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any high wall for defense. Examples : "The soldiers stood behind the castle's battlement, watching for enemies approaching from the fields below. " architecture military building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The towering roof of heaven. Examples : "Looking up at the night sky, the boy imagined the battlement of heaven protecting him from the darkness. " mythology literature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
