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单词 machicolation
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ma•chic•o•la•tion  (mə chik′ə lā′shən),USA pronunciation n. [Archit.]
  1. Architecturean 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.
  2. Architecturea projecting gallery or parapet with such openings.
  • machicolate + -ion 1780–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
machicolation /məˌtʃɪkəʊˈleɪʃən/ n
  1. (esp in medieval castles) a projecting gallery or parapet supported on corbels having openings through which missiles could be dropped
  2. any such opening
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