Dictionary
bat•tle•ment
Pronunciation: (bat'l-munt), [key]—
n.
Often,
battlements. a parapet or cresting, originally defensive but later usually decorative, consisting of a regular alternation of merlons and crenels; crenelation. Also called
embattlement. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.