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MACHICOLATIONS Synonyms

There are 4 synonyms of the word machicolations. (exact relations)
There are 9 hypernyms of the word machicolations. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for MACHICOLATIONS

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battlements
nounn
noun

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

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

merlons
nounn
noun

• a solid section between two crenels in a crenelated battlement

openings
nounn
adjective

• first or beginning

noun

• an open or empty space in or between things

• a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise

• becoming open or being made open

• the first performance (as of a theatrical production)

• the act of opening something

• opportunity especially for employment or promotion

• the initial part of the introduction

• a possible alternative

• an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity

• a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made

• an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship

• a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess

• the first of a series of actions

Best Hypernyms For MACHICOLATIONS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for machicolations, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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breastwork elements parapet components constructions defenses edifices fortifications structures

Alternatives for BATTLEMENTS

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