machicolation

noun

ma·chic·o·la·tion | \ mə-ˌchi-kə-ˈlā-shən

Definition of machicolation

1a : an opening between the corbels of a projecting parapet or in the floor of a gallery or roof of a portal for discharging missiles upon assailants below — see battlement illustration

b : a gallery or parapet containing such openings

2 : construction imitating medieval machicolation

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Your feudal lord did not have a range of mottes, baileys, bartizans, drawbridges, dungeons, machicolations and turrets to choose from. — A-LIST, "Stephen Bayley: Why Taste is the Greatest Taboo," 2 Oct. 2017

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