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battlement

/ˈbæt.əl.mənt/

Translations

battlementadjective

Attributive use: placed before a noun to describe something with battlements.

créneléSe dit d’un mur, d’une tour ou d’un édifice muni de créneaux.

The battlement tower dominated the skyline of the old fortress.

La tour crénelée dominait la silhouette de l’ancienne forteresse.

battlementnoun

battlements

/ˈbæt.əl.mənt/

créneauArchitecture ; se met souvent au pluriel en contexte naturel.

The soldiers stood behind the battlements during the siege.

Les soldats se tenaient derrière les créneaux pendant le siège.

Additional translations

crénelageTerme technique pour l’ensemble des créneaux d’un rempart ou d’un édifice.

Synonyms

defensive wall

battlementverb

battlemented

Past Simple

battlemented

Past Participle

battlementing

Gerund

/ˈbæt.əl.mənt/

/ˈbæt̬.əl.mənt/

Rare, chiefly literary; transitive: to furnish with battlements.

crénelerTerme architectural.

The restoration project aimed to battlement the castle walls.

Le projet de restauration visait à créneler les murs du château.

Synonyms

crenellate

parapet (verb)

fortify (with battlements)

crown (with battlements)

Definitions

battlementadjective

Used attributively to describe something that has battlements or resembles a battlement.

The battlement tower dominated the skyline of the old fortress.

battlementnoun

A parapet at the top of a wall, especially of a fort or castle, that has regularly spaced, squared openings for shooting through.

The soldiers took their positions behind the battlement, ready to defend the castle from the approaching enemy.

battlementverb

To furnish (a wall, building, etc.) with battlements; to build battlements upon.

The restoration project aimed to battlement the castle walls to restore their medieval appearance.