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