Meaning

1 senses

  1. A merlon, or a single one of the series of solid projections of a battlement.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. I felt isolated and embattled.

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Origin

From Middle English enbatelen, enbatailen, from Old French *embastiller ("to fortify"; > M

From Middle English enbatelen, enbatailen, from Old French *embastiller ("to fortify"; > Middle Latin imbataliare, imbattajare), from en- + + bastiller (“to build, fortify, embattle”). More at baste.

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Forms

plural: embattles
Singularembattle
Pluralembattles

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
embarkC1embarrassB1embarrassmentB1embassyB2embedC2embellishember

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