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battlement

[หˆbรฆtษ™ษซmษ™nt]
B2 ยท Upper Int.โ˜…โ˜…โ˜†โ˜†โ˜†
noun

Simple Meaning

ๅŸŽใฎ้ ‚ไธŠใซใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€็Ÿขใ‚’ๅฐ„ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใฎ้š™้–“ใฎใ‚ใ‚‹ๅฃใ€‚

When to Use

๐Ÿ“šAcademic Writing๐Ÿ“Exam Vocabulary
Upper Intermediate โ€” fluent in familiar topics

Examples in Conversation

โ€œ่ฆณๅ…‰ๅฎขใฏๅŸŽใฎๅŸŽๅฃใ‹ใ‚‰ๅ†™็œŸใ‚’ๆ’ฎใฃใŸใ€‚โ€

โ€œๅ…ตๅฃซใŸใกใฏๅŸŽๅฃใฎๅพŒใ‚ใซ็ซ‹ใกใ€่ฆๅกžใ‚’ๅฎˆใฃใŸใ€‚โ€

โ–ถFull Definition

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.

Related Words

Word Family:
battlementbattlemented

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