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battlements

noun

plural of battlement

as in ramparts

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Noun

There’s fighting in the streets, along the ramparts, hot oil poured on men climbing ladders.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
With Silverwing airborne, Ormund joins the fight on the ramparts, where Roddy hangs on for the chance to kill him.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of ramparts

Noun

All along the parapets, Ormund’s child soldiers are vomiting and pissing themselves.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
The horizontal orientation of the home’s large terraces (which are enclosed by parapets) recalls two of Wright’s prior residential architecture explorations.

— Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026

Definition of parapets

Noun

The historic military fort overlooks the entrance to the Halifax Harbour and boasts old fortifications, historic artifacts, and unbeatable ocean views.

— Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
That is, in part, because Ukraine has built additional lines of defense with fortifications and minefields.

— Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026

Definition of fortifications

Noun

Delhi, with its palaces, forts and gardens, echoed this ethos.

— Aishwarya Lakshmi, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2026
The tour, led by Bruce Racond of Revolutionary Tours, promised to take curious attendees to sites rarely seen above 100th Street, from cascading waterfalls to Revolutionary forts.

— Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of forts

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The area’s landscape charms visitors with its green hills, rural farmland, and dramatic medieval castles and fortresses.

— Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
The two studio lots also boast dozens of soundstages; century-old fortresses that would not be easily duplicated.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of fortresses

Noun

The mountains, castles, and ruins of Ashina enable a unique traversal system.

— Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
Pexels Lufthansa Travelers can spend up to seven days among the fairytale castles, historic beer halls, and Gothic architecture in Munich at no extra cost, thanks to Lufthansa’s new stopover program in the Bavarian capital.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of castles

Noun

The scientists used cutting-edge airborne laser scanning technology and found hundreds of previously unknown earthworks.

— Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 10 Aug. 2026
As reported by Heritage Daily, the new findings—published in the journal Nature—include signs of hundreds of earthworks that had not previously been identified.

— Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of earthworks

Noun

Perhaps because the Venice Biennale remains one of the few bastions in the world defending freedom of expression, regardless of geographical origin or nationality.

— John Bleasdale, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
Some of the largest arrays are planned for places that have historically been bastions of anti-solar sentiment.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

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