battlement

• Parapet crénelé ou mur fortifié au sommet d'un château ou d'une forteresse, comportant des ouvertures régulières (créneaux) permettant de tirer à l'arc ou à l'arme à feu.

A defensive wall or parapet built around the top of a castle or fortress, featuring regular gaps (crenels) used for firing arrows or guns.

1. Castle wall topB2formal

   A protective wall built around the top of a castle or fortress, featuring regular gaps (crenels) for shooting arrows or guns.

   créneaux

   • The soldiers stood guard on the battlements, watching for approaching enemies.
   • Archers fired arrows through the gaps in the battlements.
   • The castle's battlements were reinforced with stone after the siege.

   Synonymescrenellation