Associations to the word «Battlement»

Wiktionary

BATTLEMENT, noun. 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.
BATTLEMENT, noun. Any high wall for defense.

Dictionary definition

BATTLEMENT, noun. A rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats