Battlement (Noun)
Meaning
A rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The medieval castle's battlement was an impressive sight, with its stone walls and narrow slits for archers to shoot through.
- The soldiers lined up behind the battlement, loading their cannons in preparation for the impending battle.
- As the enemy army approached, the defenders rushed to the battlement, ready to unleash a hail of arrows and gunfire.
- The battlement had been damaged in the previous siege, but the castle's occupants had managed to repair it just in time for the new attack.
- From the battlement, the lord of the castle could see for miles in every direction, watching as his enemies gathered below.