(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
late Middle English : from Old French bataillier 'fortify with movable defence turrets', possibly related to battle