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| ma·chic·o·la·tion [ mə chìkə láysh'n ] (plural ma·chic·o·la·tions) |
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1. gallery on top of castle wall: a projecting gallery on top of a castle wall, supported by a row of arches and containing openings through which rocks and boiling oil could be dropped on attackers
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2. opening in machicolation: an opening in the floor of a machicolation
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3. row of projecting arches: an ornamental row of supported arches that project from a building
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