Definitions for machicolation
machicolation
ma·chic·o·la·tion
Spelling: [muh-chik-uh-ley-shuh n]
IPA: /məˌtʃɪk əˈleɪ ʃən/
Machicolation is a 13 letter English word.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 26 points.
You can make 910 anagrams from letters in machicolation (aacchiilmnoot).
Definitions for machicolation
noun
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an opening in the floor between the corbels of a projecting gallery or parapet, as on a wall or in the vault of a passage, through which missiles, molten lead, etc., might be cast upon an enemy beneath.
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a projecting gallery or parapet with such openings.
Origin of machicolation
First recorded in 1780-90; machicolate + -ion
Examples for machicolation
Gables were furnished with crow-steps, while machicolation became at times almost fantastic.
It was therefore superseded ere long by the use of machicolation, where a projecting stone gallery replaced the woodwork.