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Machicolation
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An overhanging defensive structure at the top of a medieval fortification, with floor openings through which boiling water or oil, missiles, etc., could be dropped on attackers.
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Fortification, английский
The art by which a place is so fortified that a given number of men occupying it may advantageously oppose a superior force. the same word also signifies the works that cover and defend a place. fortification is defensive when surrounding a place so as to render it capable of defence against besiegers; and offensive when comprehending the various works for conducting a siege. it is natural when it opposes rocks, woods, marshes, ravines, &c., to impede the progress of an enemy; and artificial, when raised by human ingenuity to aid the advantages of the ground. the latter is again subdivided into permanent and field fortification: the one being constructed at leisure and of permanent materials, the other raised only for temporary purposes.
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False machicolation, английский
An overhanging defensive structure in a medieval fortification that has the appearance of a machicolation, but has no opening through which rocks and boiling liquids could be dropped on an attacker.
Overflow channel, английский
An overflow passageway (forming an integral part of a fixture) which provides a means for removing excess water and preventing overflow.
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