battlement.

A defensive parapet with alternating raised sections and gaps, usually along the top of a fortified wall.

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Words that belong together

• castle battlements
• stand behind the battlements
• crenellated battlement

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The sentry watched the road through a gap in the battlement.

Banners hung motionless along the battlements.

She crouched behind the battlement as stones struck its outer face.

Usage notes

Primary category: fantasy. Often plural battlements for a wall's crenellated defenses; distinguish these from the walkway behind them. Noun: battlement; plural battlements.