1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Machicolation

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6724841911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 17 — Machicolation

​MACHICOLATION (from Fr. machicoulis), an opening between a wall and a parapet, formed by corbelling out the latter, so that the defenders might throw down stones, melted lead, &c., upon assailants below.

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