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battlement

/bat-l-muhnt/US // ˈbæt l mənt //UK // (ˈbætəlmənt) //

城墙,阵地,阵墙,垛口

Related Words

fortification工事,筑城,筑堤,设防 escarpment崖壁,悬崖峭壁,悬崖,崖岸 bastion堡垒,基地,城堡,垒石 rampart壁垒,城墙,垒垒,垒垒石 tower塔楼,塔台,高塔,塔 balustrade栏杆,阳台,栏板,阑尾 embattlement埋葬,封锁,拥护,栓塞

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : Often battlements. a parapet or cresting, originally defensive but later usually decorative, consisting of a regular alternation of merlons and crenels; crenelation.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounparapet

Forms: battlements

Synonyms

balustrade栏杆,阳台,栏板,阑尾 bastion堡垒,基地,城堡,垒石 escarpment崖壁,悬崖峭壁,悬崖,崖岸 fortification工事,筑城,筑堤,设防 rampart壁垒,城墙,垒垒,垒垒石 tower塔楼,塔台,高塔,塔 embattlement埋葬,封锁,拥护,栓塞

Examples

Right at the crown of the battlement stood a figure in armor, and behind the bulwark was the noise of struggle.
The upper portion of the walls was decorated with an ornamental frieze and a battlement bordered with fine moulding.
The red light of the setting sun fell upon it, magnifying every battlement and tower, and making them all glow with color.
The chief captain stopped in his stride, drew his cloak about him, rested his thigh on a square battlement, and resigned himself.
Joan leaned against the crumbling battlement, and the words of Conrad were very sweet in her ear.

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