As nouns the difference between battlement and barmkin
is that battlement is 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 while barmkin is (obsolete) the battlement on the exterior fortification of a castle in northern england and parts of scotland; a barbican.
battlement
Noun
(
en noun)
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.
Any high wall for defense.
Derived terms
* battlemented
Synonyms
* crenellation
References
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barmkin
English
Noun
(
wikipedia barmkin)
(
en noun)
(obsolete) The battlement on the exterior fortification of a castle in northern England and parts of Scotland; a barbican.