释义 |
bat·tle·ment \ˈbad.əlmənt, -atəl-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English batelment, from Middle French bataille fortifying tower + Middle English -ment — more at battle 1. : a parapet that consists of alternate solid parts and open spaces, that surmounts a wall, and that is used in fortified buildings for purposes of defense and in other edifices (as a church) for decoration < pinnacles on the battlements are frequent but not universal — Nikolaus Pevsner > 2. : an embattled roof or platform [battlement: 1 crenellations, 2 merlons, 3 machicolations] |