battlement
nounEtymology
From Middle English batilment, from Old French bataillement, earlier bastillement (“fortification”), from bastillier (“to fortify, to equip with battlements”), from bastille (“fortress”) (see bastion).
- derived from bataillement
- inherited from batilment
Definitions
In fortification
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.
Any high wall for defense.
The towering roof of heaven.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at battlement. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at battlement. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
8 hops · closes at battlement
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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