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ma·chic·o·la·tion | \ mə-ˌchi-kə-ˈlā-shən 
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\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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machicolated \ mə-ˈchi-kə-ˌlā-təd \ adjective
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The first known use of machicolation was in 1787
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