Machicoulis

Материал из Энциклопедия символов

machicoulis machicoliation (arch). In a fortification, a covered projecting gallery, with holes in the bottom, through which stones and other objects could be dropped on attackers. Derived from Prov. machacol; macar, to beat or crush, and col, neck. The term is often used as a syn. of battlements. v. bretessé [FRENCHGLOSSAR]