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battlement

/ˈbæt.əl.mənt/

battlementnoun

battlements

/ˈbæt.əl.mənt/

Translations

зубчатая стена

The castle was surrounded by a high battlement.

Замок был окружен высокой зубчатой стеной.

зубчатый парапетархит.

The archers stood on the battlement, watching the valley below.

Лучники стояли на зубчатом парапете, наблюдая за долиной внизу.

Definitions

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.

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.

Translations

увенчивать зубцамикнижн.; о стенах, башнях и подобных сооружениях.

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

Проект реставрации был нацелен на то, чтобы увенчать стены замка зубцами и вернуть им средневековый облик.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

crenellate

parapet (verb)

fortify (with battlements)

crown (with battlements)

battlementadjective

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

Translations

зубчатыйатрибутивно, об архитектуре.

The battlement tower dominated the skyline of the old fortress.

Зубчатая башня возвышалась над силуэтом старой крепости.

Definitions

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

The battlement tower dominated the skyline of the old fortress.