Machicolation

What do we mean by machicolation?

A projecting gallery at the top of a castle wall, supported by a row of corbels and having openings in the floor through which stones and boiling liquids could be dropped on attackers. noun

One of these openings. noun

A row of small projecting arches used as an ornamental architectural feature. noun

In medieval architecture, an opening in the vault of a portal or passage, or in the floor of a projecting gallery, made for the purpose of hurling missiles, or pouring down molten lead, hot pitch, etc., upon an enemy essaying to enter or mine. noun

The act of hurling missiles or of pouring burning liquids upon an enemy through apertures such as those described above. noun

By extension, a machicolated parapet or gallery, or a projection supported on corbels, in imitation of medieval machicolated construction, without openings. noun

An opening between the corbels which support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, for shooting or dropping missiles upon assailants attacking the base of the walls. Also, the construction of such defenses, in general, when of this character. See Illusts. of Battlement and Castle. noun

The act of discharging missiles or pouring burning or melted substances upon assailants through such apertures. noun

An opening between the corbels which support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, shooting or dropping missiles upon assailants attacking the base of the walls. Also, the construction of such defenses, in general, when of this character. noun

The act of discharging missiles or pouring burning or melted substances upon assailants through such apertures. noun

A projecting parapet supported by corbels on a medieval castle; has openings through which stones or boiling water could be dropped on an enemy noun

An opening between corbels that support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, of a fortified building from which missiles can be shot or heated items dropped upon assailants attacking the base of the walls.

A projecting parapet with a series of such openings.

Words that are spelled similarly to machicolation:
machicolation, machicolations.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word machicolation:
motif, openings, arch, gate, tower, floor, door, castle, wall, windows, above, ground, top, building.

Adjectives that are often used to describe machicolation:
continuous, capacious, arched, small.

Words that sound like machicolation:
machicolation, maculation, emaculation, machination, emasculation, circulation, speculation, stimulation, solation, succussion.