MACHICOLATIONS Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word machicolations. (close relations)
Definition of MACHICOLATIONS
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 |