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battlement

/ˈbæt.əl.mənt/

battlementnoun

battlements

/ˈbæt.əl.mənt/

Traductions

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.

Traductions supplémentaires

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

Définitions

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.

Synonymes

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.

Traductions

crénelerTerme architectural.

The restoration project aimed to battlement the castle walls.

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

Définitions

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.

Synonymes

crenellate

parapet (verb)

fortify (with battlements)

crown (with battlements)

battlementadjective

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

Traductions

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.

Définitions

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

The battlement tower dominated the skyline of the old fortress.