释义 |
battlementsbat‧tle‧ments /ˈbætlmənts/ noun [plural] - He enters me as fortress, I can only thank him from my battlements.
- In response, there came the pop of fire from the battlements.
- Latticed brickwork, brickwork meant to suggest battlements, and brick towers meant to look palatial.
- Once inside, I mounted the battlements and explored hidden alcoves carved into the thick walls.
- One is a sweet scene of tourists contemplating the gorge below the battlements.
- Remembering how she had stood on the tower battlements the next morning, watching her knight ride away.
- The night of the fire Rochester saw the mad woman on the battlements of the hall and attempted to rescue her.
- The walls are 5 feet thick, with a buttressed wooden walkway just behind the battlements.
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