单词 | machicolation |
释义 | machicolation[ muh-chik-uh-ley-shuhn ] / məˌtʃɪk əˈleɪ ʃən / noun Architecture.an opening in the floor between the corbels of a projecting gallery or parapet, as on a wall or in the vault of a passage, through which missiles, molten lead, etc., might be cast upon an enemy beneath. a projecting gallery or parapet with such openings. Origin of machicolationFirst recorded in 1780–90; machicolate + -ion Words nearby machicolationMachiavelli, Machiavellian, Machiavelli, Niccolò, machi chips, machicolate, machicolation, Machida, machilid, Machilipatnam, machinable, machinate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for machicolation
British Dictionary definitions for machicolationmachicolation / (məˌtʃɪkəʊˈleɪʃən) / noun(esp in medieval castles) a projecting gallery or parapet supported on corbels having openings through which missiles could be dropped any such opening Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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