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EMBATTLEMENTS Synonyms

There are 11 synonyms of the word embattlements. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the word embattlements. (close relations)
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bastions
nounn
noun

• a group that defends a principle

• a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle

• projecting part of a rampart or other fortification

battlements
nounn
noun

• a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns

bulwarks
nounn
noun

• an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes

• a fencelike structure around a deck

• a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

verb

• defend with a bulwark

castellations
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crenels
nounn
noun

• one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)

• a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement

verb

• supply with battlements

defenses
nounn
noun

• (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies

• the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947

• protection from harm

• (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring

• the justification for some act or belief

• (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

• the defendant and his legal advisors collectively

• the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions

• an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack

• a structure used to defend against attack

• a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him

• the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury

fortifications
nounn
noun

• defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it

• the art or science of strengthening defenses

• the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food)

merlons
nounn
noun

• a solid section between two crenels in a crenelated battlement

parapets
nounn
noun

• a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony

• fortification consisting of a low wall

ramparts
nounn
noun

• an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes

walls
nounn
noun

• an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

• anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect

• (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure

• a difficult or awkward situation

• a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)

• a layer of material that encloses space

• a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden)

• an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes

verb

• surround with a wall in order to fortify

Best Hypernyms For EMBATTLEMENTS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for embattlements, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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battlements bulwarks defenses fortifications ramparts walls

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