| 单词 | machicolation |
| 释义 | machicolation /meuh chik'euh lay"sheuhn/, n. Archit. 1. 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. 2. a projecting gallery or parapet with such openings. [1780-90; MACHICOLATE + -ION] |
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