Synonym of battlement

'bætlmənt

n.

a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns

barbican bastion breastwork bulwark crenellation fortification parapet rampart wall barricade bartizan defence defense fence fort stronghold balustrade castellation earthwork embankment circumvallation embattlement escarpment outwork tower vallum protection stockade palisade defensive wall barrier support buttress guard security vallation mound ridge elevation hill battlements bank buffet safeguard partition protective wall castle fortress redoubt blockhouse citadel keep defences fastness hold ravelin fieldwork fortalice preparation block buffer defenses entrenchment presidio garrison outpost building up shield blockade screen bar railing dike hedge hurdle roadblock stop dam head cover obstruction levee bastille obstacle ward buckler armor cordon aegis enclosure ammunition boundary safety egis bumper breakwater armament armour blank wall bailey berm bunker donjon turret burg mainstay rock prop projection refuge pale ditch alcazar fencing cushion pad fender causeway upholder limit trench moat protective device safety device safety guard tower of strength barrow motte tumulus slope verge dyke paling hedgerow rail tell kurgan windbreak groyne railings shelter chains backstop trellis pickets posts cyclone net boards groin stakes shade blocking object protector barbed wire mail absorber

turret bartizan minaret spire steeple tower belfry lathe cupola column pillar obelisk castle refuge fort stronghold citadel fortress keep fortification pylon mast campanile post lookout monolith skyscraper barbican bell tower cloud buster high rise fastness bastion hold donjon redoubt alcazar blockhouse burg garrison bunker acropolis fortalice sanctuary dungeon bellhouse ziggurat manor top camp station barrier rampart bastille church tower bulwark presidio flèche mirador finial carillon dome head clocher cone shikara chateau palace peel seat fasthold safehold estate house

battlements battle of life Battle of Waterloo battle one's way battle plan battle plans battle lines battle line battle it out battle in battle honours battle-hardened