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Definition: Battlement |
BattlementNoun1. A rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "battlement" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Etymology: Battlement \Bat"tle*ment\ (-ment), noun. [from Old English expression batelment; compare to Old French bataillement combat, from batailler, also Old French bastillier, bateillier, to fortify. Compare to Battle, noun, Bastile, Bastion.]. (references) |
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Bible | Battlement a parapet wall or balustrade surrounding the flat roofs of the houses, required to be built by a special law (Deut. 22:8). In Jer. 5:10, it denotes the parapet of a city wall. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
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Synonyms: BattlementSynonyms: crenelation (n), crenellation (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Defense | Safeguard; (safety); balistraria; bunker, screen; (shelter); camouflage; (concealment); fortification; munition, muniment; trench, foxhole; bulwark, fosse, moat, ditch, entrenchment, intrenchment; kila; dike, dyke; parapet, sunk fence, embankment, mound, mole, bank, sandbag, revetment; earth work, field-work; fence, wall dead wall, contravallation; paling; (inclosure); palisade, haha, stockade, stoccado, laager, sangar; barrier, barricade; boom; portcullis, chevaux de frise; abatis, abattis, abbatis; vallum, circumvallation, battlement, rampart, scarp; escarp, counter-scarp; glacis, casemate; vallation, vanfos. |
Notch | Embrasure, battlement, machicolation; saw, tooth, crenelle, scallop, scollop, vandyke; depression; jag. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Battlement |
| English words defined with "battlement": Brattishing ♦ crenelate, crenelated, crenellate, crenellated ♦ embattled, Embattlement ♦ Gutter member ♦ indented ♦ Merlon, Mural crown, Murdress. (references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Battlement Terrace, Lake Minnewaska, N.Y. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Liberty" by Ibon San Martin Commentary: "A man screaming in a battlement for freedom." |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Meanwhile Enjolras, on his battlement, was watching, listening with intense attention |
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| "Battlement" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Battlement" is used about 10 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 10 | 111,207 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "battlement": battlement Mesa. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
battlement mesa | 12 |
battlement mesa co | 11 |
battlement mesa colorado | 4 |
battlement mesa golf course | 3 |
battlement | 3 |
battlement golf mesa | 2 |
battlement colo mesa | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "battlement"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Arabic | سور مع فتحات. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | назъбен парапет. (various references) | |
Chinese | 垛 (pile, target). (various references) | |
Czech | cimbuří. (various references) | |
German | Zinnen (battlements, pinnacles, towers), festungsmauer. (various references) | |
Greek | έπαλξη (bastion, rampart). (various references) | |
Italian | merlo (blackbird, merlon, ouzel). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | attlementbay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | ameia (crenel, crenelle, merlon). (various references) | |
Romanian | parapet (bulwark, fence, parapet, traverse), crenel (crenel, loophole), creastã de zid. (various references) | |
Russian | крепостной стена, зубчатая стена. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | grudobran (breastwork). (various references) | |
Spanish | muralla (city wall, dead end, Fort, rampart, wall), almenaje (crenellation), almena (crenel, merlon). (various references) | |
Swedish | bröstvärn (breastwork, parapet). (various references) | |
Turkish | mazgallı siper (crenellation). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | зубчасті вершини гір, зубчаста стіна, зубці стіни, парапетна стіна з бійницями. (various references) | |
Welsh | murganllaw, canllaw (hand-rail, parapet, railing). (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | bad-si. (various references) |
| Old French | 900-1400 | pignon. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "battlement": battlemented, battlements. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "battlement": embattlement. (additional references) | |
Words containing "battlement": embattlements. (additional references) | |
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"Battlement" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Batement. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "battlement" (pronounced ba"tulmunt or ba"tulment) |
| 7 | -t u l m u n t | disgruntlement, dismantlement, entitlement, resettlement, settlement. |
| 6 | -u l m u n t | annulment, embezzlement, encirclement, entanglement, puzzlement. |
| 5 | -l m u n t | ailment, concealment, curtailment, derailment, enrollment, fulfillment, installment. |
| 4 | -m u n t | aggrandizement, agreement, alignment, allotment, amazement, amendment, amusement, announcement, antigovernment, apartment, appeasement, appointment, apportionment, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, accompaniment, accomplishment, abandonment, abatement, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adjournment, adjustment, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, assessment, assignment, assortment, astonishment, atonement, attachment, attainment, banishment, basement, bemusement, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, bombardment, claimant, Clement, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, complement, comportment, condiment, confinement, consignment, containment, contentment, copayment, impairment, impeachment, impediment, implement, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, debarment, debasement, deferment, department, deployment, deportment, detachment, determent, detriment, development, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disillusionment, disinvestment, dismemberment, displacement, divestment, dormant, easement, element, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embodiment, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enslavement, entertainment, enticement, entombment, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, escapement, escarpment, establishment, estrangement, excitement, excrement, experiment, extinguishment, figment, filament, formant, fragment, garment, garnishment, government, harassment, incitement, inclement, increment, indictment, inducement, informant, infotainment, infringement, instrument, integument, internment, intersegment, investment, involvement, judgement, judgment, ligament, maltreatment, management, measurement, micromanagement, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monument, movement, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nourishment, ointment, ornament, orpiment, outplacement, overpayment, overstatement, parchment, parliament, pavement, payment, pigment, placement, postponement, postretirement, predicament, prejudgment, prepayment, presentment, procurement, pronouncement, punishment, readjustment, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recruitment, redeployment, redevelopment, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refurbishment, regiment, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, repayment, replacement, replenishment, requirement, resentment, restatement, retirement, retrenchment, rudiment, sacrament, sediment, segment, sentiment, shipment, statement, supplement, temperament, tenement, testament, tournament, treatment, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, vehement, wonderment. |
| 3 | -u n t | agent, ambient, ambivalent, ancient, antecedent, antidepressant, antioxidant, apparent, applicant, ardent, argent, arrant, arrogant, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, accountant, adherent, adjacent, adjutant, adolescent, afferent, affiant, affluent, ascendant, aspirant, assailant, assistant, astringent, attendant, belligerent, beneficent, benevolent, blatant, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, clairvoyant, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, compliant, component, concomitant, concurrent, confident, confluent, consequent, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, contaminant, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, coolant, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impatient, impertinent, important, impotent, imprudent, inadvertent, incandescent, decadent, decedent, decent, declarant, decongestant, defendant, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, dependent, depressant, descendant, descendent, despondent, detergent, determinant, deterrent, deviant, different, diligent, discordant, disinfectant, disobedient, dispersant, dissident, dissonant, distant, divalent, divergent, docent, dominant, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, elephant, eloquent, emergent, emigrant, eminent, entrant, equivalent, errant, esculent, evanescent, evident, excellent, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, exponent, extant, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, gallant, giant, grandiloquent, grandparent, hesitant, hydrant, incessant, incident, incipient, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, incumbent, indecent, independent, indifferent, indigent, indignant, indolent, indulgent, inefficient, infant, infrequent, ingredient, inhabitant, inhalant, inherent, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolent, insolvent, instant, insufficient, insurgent, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, jubilant, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malevolent, malignant, merchant, migrant, militant, miscreant, monovalent, mordant, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nonresident, nonviolent, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, opulent, outpatient, overconfident, oxidant, pageant, parent, participant, patent, patient, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, piquant, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, potent, preadolescent, precedent, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prescient, present, prevalent, proficient, prominent, propellant, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, pursuant, quadrant, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, reagent, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recurrent, redundant, refrigerant, Regent, registrant, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repellent, repentant, repugnant, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, resultant, resurgent, retardant, reticent, reverent, rodent, ruminant, salient, seafront, sealant, semipermanent, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, stimulant, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, talent, tangent, tenant, tetravalent, tolerant, torrent, transcendent, transient, translucent, transparent, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, truculent, tumescent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, verdant, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant. |
| 4 | -m e n t | Ament, admonishment, comment, compliment, disfigurement, document, foment. |
| 3 | -e n t | content, portent, reorient. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-e-e-l-m-n-t-t-t" | |
-1 letter: battement. | |
-2 letters: abetment, embattle, mantelet, nettable. | |
-3 letters: lambent, mantlet, teleman, tenable. | |
-4 letters: attent, baleen, batmen, batten, battle, beaten, bemean, bename, enable, enamel, lament, lateen, latent, latten, mantel, mantle, mental, metate, mettle, nettle, tablet, talent, tattle, telnet. | |
-5 letters: abele, amble, ament, anele, betel, betta, blame, blate, bleat, blent, eaten, elate, enate, enema, laten, latte, leant, leben. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-e-e-l-m-n-t-t-t" | |
+1 letter: battlements. | |
+2 letters: battlemented, embattlement. | |
+3 letters: embattlements. | |
+4 letters: antimetabolite. | |
+5 letters: antimetabolites. | |
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