Meaning Of The Word Machicolation

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machicolation in American English
an opening in the floor of a projecting gallery or parapet, between the supports or corbels, or in the roof over an entrance, through which hot liquids, heavy stones, etc. could be dropped by the defenders of a fortress
noun: an opening in the floor between the corbels of a projecting gallery or parapet, as on a wall or in the vault of a passage, through which missiles, molten lead, etc., might be cast upon an enemy beneath

machicolation in British English
noun: (esp in medieval castles) a projecting gallery or parapet supported on corbels having openings through which missiles could be dropped

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