machicolations

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A form of machicolation — An opening between corbels that support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, of a fortified building from which missiles can be shot or heated items dropped upon assailants attacking the base of the walls.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of machicolation
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machicolations. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machicolations

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“machicolations.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machicolations. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “machicolations,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machicolations.

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