battlement

Etymology
From, from , earlier , from , from (see ).

Noun

 * 1) In fortification: an indented parapet, formed by a series of rising members called cops or merlons, separated by openings called crenelles or embrasures, the soldier sheltering himself behind the merlon while he fires through the embrasure or through a loophole in the battlement.
 * 2) Any high wall for defense.
 * 3)  The towering roof of heaven.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: cresteria
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech: cimbuří
 * Danish: krenelering, brystværn, kamtak
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: krenelo
 * Finnish: sakaramuuri
 * French:
 * German:, , Mauerzinne,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἔπαλξις
 * Ido:
 * Italian:
 * Macedonian: градобран
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: brystvern
 * Persian:
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: стена́ с бойницами
 * Serbo-Croatian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: ,