kale burcunda mazgallı siper

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Definition of kale burcunda mazgallı siper in Turkish English dictionary

(Askeri) battlement

In fortification: an indented parapet, formed by a series of rising members called cops or merlons, separated by openings called crenelles or embrasures, the soldier sheltering himself behind the merlon while he fires through the embrasure or through a loophole in the battlement

{n} a striking, percussion

{n} a wall indented on the tops of buildings

Any high wall for defense

The whole parapet, consisting of alternate solids and open spaces

One of the solid upright parts of a parapet in ancient fortifications

{i} wall with openings through which weapons can be fired

Parapet with raised portions (merlons) between crenelations A narrow wall built along the outer edge of the wall walk for protection against attack

Narrow wall, consisting of Merlons alternating with Embrasures, built along the outer edge of the wall walk to protect the defenders against attack See also Crenellate

Parapet (portion above the roof) of the exterior wall of a fortification, consisting of alternating low portions (crenels) and high portions (merlons). Rooftop defenders would shoot from behind the merlons during times of siege. Medieval battlements were often bracketed out (see corbel) to form a machicolation (overhang) with holes in its floor through which objects could be dropped on encroachers below

A notched parapet, originally intended for defence; the notches are called battlements or crenellations Hence a battlemented parapet is also known as a crenellated parapet

Parapet with indentations or embrasures, with raised portions (merlons) between: Crenelations; A narrow wall built along the outer edge of the wall walk to protect soldiers against attack; A parapet with alternating openings (embrasures) and raised sections (merlons), used here on castle towers for defense purposes

At first purely a military feature, afterwards copied on a smaller scale with decorative features, as for churches

Parapet with indentations or embrasures, with raised portions (merlons) between; crenelations; a narrow wall built along the outer edge of the wall walk for protection against attack

Top part of a stone wall, consisting of merlons and crenels

a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns

Hyphenation

ka·le bur·cun·da maz·gal·lı si·per