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battlements

noun

plural of battlement
as in ramparts

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battlements
  1. ramparts
  2. parapets
  3. fortifications
  4. forts
  5. fortresses
  6. castles
  7. earthworks
  8. bastions
Noun
  • To the left and right are the high ramparts of Sleeping Bear Dunes, the distant wedge that is South Manitou Island and unbelievably blue water.
    — Mike Norton, Midwest Living, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Join rangers and living historians of the Fort McHenry Guard for the morning flag change and help raise the Star-Spangled Banner o’er the ramparts of the historic star fort.
    — The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of ramparts
Noun
  • Speaking of Moscow, most of the institutions of the Russian government are surrounded by walls and parapets.
    — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
  • All along the parapets, Ormund’s child soldiers are vomiting and pissing themselves.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of parapets
Noun
  • During the seven years that it was occupied by British forces, Manhattan had been ravaged by fires, picked over by looters, covered in fortifications, and swollen with refugees.
    — Eric Lach, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of fortifications
Noun
  • Much of the stone used to construct Hadrian’s Wall and its forts and milecastles was recycled over the centuries, but the stone footings largely remain, as do the flanking ditches.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Under Spanish rule, able-bodied Malay men, from teenagers to adults, were required to perform 40 days of unpaid annual labor on roads, bridges, churches, forts, piers, plantations, haciendas and mines.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of forts
Noun
  • The horse was found amid structures and artifacts that have revealed more details of military and daily life inside ancient Egyptian fortresses, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a Wednesday statement.
    — Ahmed Shawkat, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • One that could truly turn water into the biggest floating fortresses the world has ever seen.
    — Mike McRae September 16, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of fortresses
Noun
  • There are Resident Evil games set in Spanish castles, runaway trains, ocean liners, weird mansions, the bayou, and strange theme-park-like villages, with bespoke creatures in each.
    — Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Now, a decade later, Biller has returned with a film that takes place entirely in medieval times, primarily shot in and around the old castles and churches of Prague.
    — Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of castles
Noun
  • In 1880, a local history of Pickaway County expressed regret over the obliteration of its earthworks.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The scientists used cutting-edge airborne laser scanning technology and found hundreds of previously unknown earthworks.
    — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of earthworks
Noun
  • But now, San Bernardino, Riverside and Kern counties — once considered bastions of affordability — are all right there with them.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • According to the Polish Armed Forces, the measures include the installation of Hesco bastions — wire and mesh structures filled with sand or gravel that are easy to set up as protective barriers — along with new observation and guard posts.
    — Anna Noryskiewicz, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of bastions
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“Battlements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battlements. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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