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单词 machicolation
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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 machicolation

First recorded in 1780–90; machicolate + -ion

Words nearby machicolation

Machiavelli, Machiavellian, Machiavelli, Niccolò, machi chips, machicolate, machicolation, Machida, machilid, Machilipatnam, machinable, machinate
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Example sentences from the Web for machicolation

  • It was therefore superseded ere long by the use of machicolation, where a projecting stone gallery replaced the woodwork.

    The Art of War in the Middle Ages A.D. 378-1515|C. W. C. Oman
  • Gables were furnished with crow-steps, while machicolation became at times almost fantastic.

    British Castles|Charles H. Ashdown

British Dictionary definitions for machicolation

machicolation
/ (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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