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battlements

NOUN

parapet

Synonyms

STRONG

balustrade bastion escarpment fortification rampart tower

WEAK

embattlement

Example Sentences

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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

Swords were soon ringing in half a dozen places along the battlements.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin