battlemented
1Battlemented — Bat tle*ment*ed ( m[e^]nt*[e^]d), a. Having battlements. [1913 Webster] A battlemented portal. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] …
2battlemented — battlement ► NOUN ▪ a parapet with gaps at intervals for firing from, forming part of a fortification. DERIVATIVES battlemented adjective. ORIGIN from Old French bataillier fortify with movable defence turrets …
3battlemented — adjective see battlement …
4battlemented — See battlement. * * * …
5battlemented — adjective /ˈbætl̩mɛntəd/ Furnished with battlements, as the ramparts of a city or castle …
6battlemented — adj. topped with battlements, having openings through which weapons can be fired (of walls) …
7battlemented — bat·tle·ment·ed …
8battlemented — adjective 1. protected with battlements or parapets with indentations or embrasures for shooting through • Similar to: ↑protected 2. having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement a crenelated molding • Syn:… …
9battlement — battlemented /bat l men tid/, adj. /bat l meuhnt/, n. Often, battlements. a parapet or cresting, originally defensive but later usually decorative, consisting of a regular alternation of merlons and crenels; crenelation. Also called embattlement …
10St Mary's Church, Astbury — St Mary s Church, Astbury, from the west …
