Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

MACHICOLATION

Machicolation: translation

An opening between the corbels which support a projecting parapet, or in the vault of a portal, through which molten lead, hot oil, stones, etc. could be dropped on attackers below. This is an 18c word formed from Machecole.

  1. machicolation—Has openings through which stones or boiling water could be dropped on an enemy A projecting parapet supported by corbels on a medieval castle...Crosswordopener
  2. machicolation—[mklen]навесная бойница...Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь
  3. machicolation—навесная бойница...Англо-русский дополнительный словарь
  4. machicolation—навесная бойница...Англо-русский онлайн словарь
  5. machicolation—навесная бойница...Англо-русский онлайн словарь
  6. machicolation—machicolation [mtklen] nu ист.u навесная бойница...Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
  7. machicolation—сущ. ист. навесная бойница...Англо-русский словарь общей лексики
  8. machicolation—n. навесная бойница...Англо-русский словарь редакция bed