machicolation

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
machicolation/-ˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

▶noun (in medieval fortifications) an opening between the supporting corbels of a projecting structure, through which stones or burning objects could be dropped on attackers.

■ a projecting structure containing machicolations.

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