• machicolation
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machicolation (suomeksi)

Määritelmät:

• An opening between corbels that support a projecting parapet; an opening in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, from which missiles can be shoot, shot or dropped upon assailants attacking the base of the walls; the construction of such defenses.
• The act of discharge, discharging missiles or pouring burning or melted substances upon assailants through such apertures.