battlements

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Now she’s back in all her blond-maned glory and it isn’t just exciting in an “always loved her” way; it’s exciting because Pfeiffer isn’t just returning to television, she’s storming the cultural battlements.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

The two men strolled around the grounds of the castle, taking in the pointless folly of the battlements and arrow slits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Many visitors to Belfast's Titanic Quarter will have noticed the battlements of the Viking village, for instance, built just across the road from the Titanic Studios.

From BBC • May 7, 2025

Partly in commemoration of that event, local fishermen put their own stamp on the Good Friday bier procession by lighting fires on the battlements of the Venetian-built fortifications.

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2024

Before they could turn round, the copper sky of summer had assumed a cold and lowering bronze, while the biggest white flakes that ever were seen were floating about them and settling on the battlements.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White