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# battlement

noun (battlements)

«battlement» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The battlements are the walls on the top of a castle, with gaps like teeth, where guards can shelter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/battlement/#m1)
2. A battlement is one of the raised blocks on such a wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/battlement/#m2)

### In the lessons

in stories, the tall walls of a castle or citadel where guards stand or where a creature grips

### Examples

- The guards stood on the battlements. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/battlement/#x1)
- The dragon's claws gripped the battlements. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/battlement/#x2)
- From the battlements we could see the whole valley. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/battlement/#x3)
- Flags flew from the castle battlements. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/battlement/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «battlement» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/battlement/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«battlement» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/battlement.html) on Mova free.