battlement

Example Sentences

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A gun sits atop a buried battlement under the flags, part of a vast underground network of German defenses.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2019

But in the six decades that the Henderson Castle loomed over 16th Street NW, it was probably the city’s most impressive faux battlement.

From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2017

Their favorite part of the home is its roof terrace, located in one of the battlement towers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2016

Tommy found him on the top battlement, sobbing unrelentingly, looking like he'd been there for days, hugging his body across the old rock walls, telling them he wouldn't let them be hurt again.

From The Guardian • Jul. 22, 2011

Yoren climbed the battlement beside the gate, his faded black cloak tied to a wooden staff.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin