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battlement
noun
bat·tle·ment
ˈba-tᵊl-mənt 
: a parapet with open spaces that surmounts a wall and is used for defense or decoration
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One more guard will be patrolling the battlements at the top, but getting past him is just a matter of timing.
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
This isn’t a conscious effort to shore up the southern battlements?
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Defined by arched windows, stained glass, turrets, and battlements, the residence is largely considered the first Gothic Revival building and contributed to the widespread re-interest in the historic aesthetic.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
Pop inside the Church of San Martín de Tours, stop by the Palace of Orellana-Pizarro, and then make your way up to the 10th-century castle, which stood in for the battlements of the Westerosi capital in the seventh season of Game of Thrones.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 16 July 2024
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
This isn’t a conscious effort to shore up the southern battlements?
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Defined by arched windows, stained glass, turrets, and battlements, the residence is largely considered the first Gothic Revival building and contributed to the widespread re-interest in the historic aesthetic.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
Pop inside the Church of San Martín de Tours, stop by the Palace of Orellana-Pizarro, and then make your way up to the 10th-century castle, which stood in for the battlements of the Westerosi capital in the seventh season of Game of Thrones.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 16 July 2024
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“Battlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battlement. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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battlement
noun
bat·tle·ment
ˈbat-ᵊl-mənt
: a low wall (as at the top of a castle or a tower) with open spaces to shoot through
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