EMBATTLEMENTS Synonyms
6 hypernyms for embattlements. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for EMBATTLEMENTS
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| bastions | noun n | |||||
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 | noun n | |||||
noun • a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns | ||||||
| bulwarks | noun n | |||||
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 | noun n | |||||
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| crenels | noun n | |||||
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 | noun n | |||||
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 | noun n | |||||
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 | noun n | |||||
noun • a solid section between two crenels in a crenelated battlement | ||||||
| parapets | noun n | |||||
noun • a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony • fortification consisting of a low wall | ||||||
| ramparts | noun n | |||||
noun • an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes | ||||||
| walls | noun n | |||||
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 | ||||||