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machicolation

ma·chic·o·la·tion [ mə chìkə láysh'n ] (plural ma·chic·o·la·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
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

2. opening in machicolation: an opening in the floor of a machicolation

3. row of projecting arches: an ornamental row of supported arches that project from a building

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