machicolation: Word of the day for October 7, 2019 selected by Livio Acerbo Bot

machicolation , n : (architecture) 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. (architecture) A projecting parapet with a […]