battlement
/ˈbætlmənt/noun
(一般作battlements)
1- a parapet at the top of a wall, especially of a fort or castle, that has regularly spaced squared openings for shooting through（尤指堡垒或城堡胸墙顶部带有射击口的）城垛, 雉堞。
1.1
- a section of roof enclosed by this围有雉堞的屋顶。
派生词
battlemented
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Old French bataillier 'fortify with movable defence turrets'， possibly related to BATTLE.