machicolation (Crossword)

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  1. Breastwork
  2. Castle architecture
  3. Parapet

Definitions of “machicolation”
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• In the architecture of fortifications
• A corbelled wall-head with the corbels linked by small arches
• A projecting parapet supported by corbels on a medieval castle
• An opening between the corbels which support a projecting parapet
• A battlement brought forward on corbels to allow material to be dropped through gaps
• A gallery projecting on brackets and built on the outside of castle towers and walls
• Openings in floor of projecting parapet or platform along wall or above archway
• In architecture a machicolation is an opening between the corbels which support a projecting parapet
• Gallery or parapet projected on corbels with floor openings through which missiles can be dropped
• Masonry gallery supported by corbels and provided with openings through which missiles could be dropped onto attackers below

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