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How to pronounce “battlement

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Practice the English pronunciation of battlement with real speech in context.
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The Innovation CodeWe're going into a battlement situation
Definition summary
In fortification: an indented parapet, formed by a series of rising members called cops or merlons, separated by openings called crenelles or embrasures, the soldier sheltering himself behind the merlon while he fires through the embrasure or through a loophole in the battlement.

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How to pronounce battlement

The Innovation Code

We're going into a battlement situation

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A Deep Dive Into “battlement

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • In fortification: an indented parapet, formed by a series of rising members called cops or merlons, separated by openings called crenelles or embrasures, the soldier sheltering himself behind the merlon while he fires through the embrasure or through a loophole in the battlement.
  • Any high wall for defense.
  • (poetic) The towering roof of heaven.

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