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Noun [English]

IPA: [ˈbætəɫmənt] [UK] Forms: battlements [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English batilment, from Old French bataillement, earlier bastillement (“fortification”), from bastillier (“to fortify, to equip with battlements”), from bastille (“fortress”) (see bastion). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|batilment}} Middle English batilment, {{der|en|fro|bataillement}} Old French bataillement Head templates: {{en-noun}} battlement (plural battlements)
  1. 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. Categories (topical): Walls and fences Synonyms (sense, indented parapet): crenellation Translations (indented parapet formed by a series of rising members): ἔπαλξις (épalxis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), зъбер (zǎber) (Bulgarian), cresteria [feminine] (Catalan), 防衛牆 (Chinese Mandarin), 防卫墙 (fángwèiqiáng) (Chinese Mandarin), 城垛 (chéngduǒ) (Chinese Mandarin), cimbuří [neuter] (Czech), krenelering (Danish), brystværn (Danish), kamtak (Danish), bolwerk [neuter] (Dutch), krenelo (Esperanto), sakaramuuri (Finnish), rempart [masculine] (French), Befestigung [feminine] (German), Festungsmauer [feminine] (German), Mauerzinne [feminine] (German), Zinne [feminine] (German), πολεμίστρα (polemístra) [feminine] (Greek), krenelo (Ido), parapetto [masculine] (Italian), градобран (gradobran) [masculine] (Macedonian), brystvern [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), کنگره (kongere) (Persian), blanki [nonvirile] (Polish), krenelaż [masculine] (Polish), ameia (Portuguese), стена́ с бойницами (stená s bojnicami) [feminine] (Russian), grudobran [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), krunište [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), almenaje [masculine] (Spanish), krenelering [common-gender] (Swedish), mazgallı siper (Turkish), siper (Turkish)
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  2. Any high wall for defense.
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  3. (poetic) The towering roof of heaven. Tags: poetic
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Derived forms: battlemented

Inflected forms

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      "glosses": [
        "The towering roof of heaven."
      ],
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        "(poetic) The towering roof of heaven."
      ],
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    }
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbætəɫmənt]",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
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    "battlement"
  ],
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}
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    "English terms derived from Old French",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Terms with Ancient Greek translations",
    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Catalan translations",
    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Danish translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Esperanto translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Ido translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Macedonian translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations",
    "Terms with Persian translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "Terms with Turkish translations",
    "en:Walls and fences"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "battlemented"
    }
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      "args": {
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        "2": "enm",
        "3": "batilment"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English batilment",
      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "bataillement"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French bataillement",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English batilment, from Old French bataillement, earlier bastillement (“fortification”), from bastillier (“to fortify, to equip with battlements”), from bastille (“fortress”) (see bastion).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "battlements",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "battlement (plural battlements)",
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    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "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."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fortification",
          "fortification"
        ],
        [
          "indented",
          "indented"
        ],
        [
          "parapet",
          "parapet"
        ],
        [
          "cop",
          "cop"
        ],
        [
          "merlon",
          "merlon"
        ],
        [
          "crenelle",
          "crenelle"
        ],
        [
          "embrasure",
          "embrasure"
        ],
        [
          "shelter",
          "shelter"
        ],
        [
          "fire",
          "fire"
        ],
        [
          "loophole",
          "loophole"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Any high wall for defense."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wall",
          "wall"
        ],
        [
          "defense",
          "defense"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English poetic terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The towering roof of heaven."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(poetic) The towering roof of heaven."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "poetic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbætəɫmənt]",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "sense, indented parapet",
      "word": "crenellation"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zǎber",
      "sense": "indented parapet formed by a series of rising members",
      "word": "зъбер"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "indented parapet formed by a series of rising members",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cresteria"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "indented parapet formed by a series of rising members",
      "word": "防衛牆"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fángwèiqiáng",
      "sense": "indented parapet formed by a series of rising members",
      "word": "防卫墙"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chéngduǒ",
      "sense": "indented parapet formed by a series of rising members",
      "word": "城垛"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "indented parapet formed by a series of rising members",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "cimbuří"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "indented parapet formed by a series of rising members",
      "word": "krenelering"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "indented parapet formed by a series of rising members",
      "word": "brystværn"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "indented parapet formed by a series of rising members",
      "word": "kamtak"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "indented parapet formed by a series of rising members",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bolwerk"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "indented parapet formed by a series of rising members",
      "word": "krenelo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "indented parapet formed by a series of rising members",
      "word": "sakaramuuri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "indented parapet formed by a series of rising members",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rempart"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "indented parapet formed by a series of rising members",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Befestigung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "indented parapet formed by a series of rising members",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Festungsmauer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "indented parapet formed by a series of rising members",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Mauerzinne"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "indented parapet formed by a series of rising members",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Zinne"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "polemístra",
      "sense": "indented parapet formed by a series of rising members",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "πολεμίστρα"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "épalxis",
      "sense": "indented parapet formed by a series of rising members",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ἔπαλξις"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "indented parapet formed by a series of rising members",
      "word": "krenelo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "indented parapet formed by a series of rising members",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parapetto"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "gradobran",
      "sense": "indented parapet formed by a series of rising members",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "градобран"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "indented parapet formed by a series of rising members",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "brystvern"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "kongere",
      "sense": "indented parapet formed by a series of rising members",
      "word": "کنگره"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "indented parapet formed by a series of rising members",
      "tags": [
        "nonvirile"
      ],
      "word": "blanki"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "indented parapet formed by a series of rising members",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "krenelaż"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "indented parapet formed by a series of rising members",
      "word": "ameia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "stená s bojnicami",
      "sense": "indented parapet formed by a series of rising members",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "стена́ с бойницами"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "indented parapet formed by a series of rising members",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "grudobran"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "indented parapet formed by a series of rising members",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "krunište"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "indented parapet formed by a series of rising members",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "almenaje"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "indented parapet formed by a series of rising members",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "krenelering"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "indented parapet formed by a series of rising members",
      "word": "mazgallı siper"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "indented parapet formed by a series of rising members",
      "word": "siper"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "battlement"
  ],
  "word": "battlement"
}

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