MACHICOLATION

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A projecting parapet supported by corbels on a medieval castle; has openings through which stones or boiling water could be dropped on an enemy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("machicolation" is a kind of...):

breastwork; parapet (fortification consisting of a low wall)

Derivation:

machicolate (supply with projecting galleries)

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