battlement

battlement synonyms

parapet compare battlement and parapet
crenellation compare battlement and crenellation
fortification compare battlement and fortification
bulwark compare battlement and bulwark
bastion compare battlement and bastion
breastwork compare battlement and breastwork
rampart compare battlement and rampart
earthwork compare battlement and earthwork
outwork compare battlement and outwork
stockade compare battlement and stockade
crenelation compare battlement and crenelation
barricade compare battlement and barricade
bartizan compare battlement and bartizan
wall compare battlement and wall
defensive wall compare battlement and defensive wall
embankment compare battlement and embankment
castellation compare battlement and castellation
palisade compare battlement and palisade
stronghold compare battlement and stronghold
circumvallation compare battlement and circumvallation
vallum compare battlement and vallum
defense compare battlement and defense
blockhouse compare battlement and blockhouse
barbican compare battlement and barbican
support compare battlement and support
embattlement compare battlement and embattlement
citadel compare battlement and citadel
fieldwork compare battlement and fieldwork
reinforcement compare battlement and reinforcement
fort compare battlement and fort
keep compare battlement and keep
buffer compare battlement and buffer
redoubt compare battlement and redoubt
preparation compare battlement and preparation
presidio compare battlement and presidio
entrenchment compare battlement and entrenchment
garrison compare battlement and garrison
strengthening compare battlement and strengthening
protection compare battlement and protection
block compare battlement and block
fastness compare battlement and fastness
buttress compare battlement and buttress
consolidation compare battlement and consolidation
fortalice compare battlement and fortalice
fortress compare battlement and fortress
castle compare battlement and castle
ravelin compare battlement and ravelin
defenses compare battlement and defenses
outpost compare battlement and outpost
balustrade compare battlement and balustrade

battlement definitions

noun

  • 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. 

  • The towering roof of heaven. 

  • Any high wall for defense.