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- bat|tle|ment|ed «BAT uhl MEHN tihd», adjective.furnished with or surmounted by battlements: »
the battlemented ramparts of a city.
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bat|tle|ment — «BAT uhl muhnt», noun. 1. a low wall for defense at the top of a tower or wall, having solid parts alternating with lower parts or openings. Soldiers stood on a platform behind the wall and shot through the openings. 2. a wall built like this for … Useful english dictionary
em|bat|tle|ment — «ehm BAT uhl muhnt», noun. = battlement. (Cf. ↑battlement) … Useful english dictionary
bat·tle·ment — /ˈbætl̩mənt/ noun, pl ments [count] : a low wall at the top of a castle with open spaces for people inside to shoot through usually plural the castle s stone battlements … Useful english dictionary
bat — bat·tail·ous; bat·ta·lia; bat·tal·ion; bat·tel·er; bat·te·ment; bat·ten·berg; bat·ten·er; bat·te·rie; bat·ter·sea; bat·tery; bat·tery·man; bat·ting; bat·tle·dore; bat·tle·ment; bat·tle·ment·ed; bat·tle·some; bat·tu; bat·tue; bat·ture; bat·tu·ta;… … English syllables
tle — abris·tle; abus·tle; apos·tle; apos·tle·hood; apos·tle·ship; bait·tle; bat·tle·dore; bat·tle·ment; bat·tle·ment·ed; bat·tle·some; be·lit·tle; be·lit·tle·ment; bot·tle·ful; bris·tle·less; brus·tle; but·tle; cac·o·mis·tle; cas·tle·ry; cas·tle·ward; … English syllables
battlement — bat·tle·ment … English syllables
battlemented — bat·tle·ment·ed … English syllables
battlement — bat•tle•ment [[t]ˈbæt l mənt[/t]] n. for archit. Often, battlements. a parapet of a fortification consisting of a regular alternation of merlons and crenels • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME < MF bataille battlement bat′tle•ment ed ˌmɛn tɪd adj … From formal English to slang
Battlement — Bat tle*ment ( ment), n. [OE. batelment; cf. OF. bataillement combat, fr. batailler, also OF. bastillier, bateillier, to fortify. Cf. {Battle}, n., {Bastile}, {Bastion}.] (Arch.) (a) One of the solid upright parts of a parapet in ancient… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Battlemented — Bat tle*ment*ed ( m[e^]nt*[e^]d), a. Having battlements. [1913 Webster] A battlemented portal. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
