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Battlement

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Battlement meaning

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. | Any high wall for defense. | The towering roof of heaven.

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Example sentences (2)

Caroline worked for over 12 years as a CNA for the Veterans Nursing Home in Rifle, CO and Mesa Vista in Battlement Mesa, CO.

The dome of the kiosk is framed by a battlement decorated with arches and seven-pointed stars.