battlement

battlement
noun
  1. (一般作 battlements)a parapet at the top of a wall, especially of a fort or castle, that has regularly spaced squared openings for shooting through
    (尤指堡垒或城堡胸墙顶部带有射击口的)城垛,雉堞
    ■a section of roof enclosed by this
    围有雉堞的屋顶
派生
battlemented
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English : from Old French bataillier 'fortify with movable defence turrets', possibly related to battle
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