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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ishi-otoshi
"中世の城には敵を防ぐための石落としが備えられていた。"
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An opening between the corbels of a castle's wall or parapet through which missiles, molten lead, or boiling oil could be dropped down on enemies.
"The defenders used the machicolation to drop heavy stones onto the attackers below." - 2
A gallery or parapet constructed with such openings, serving as a defensive architectural feature in medieval fortifications.
"The castle's impressive line of machicolations gave it a formidable military appearance."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French 'machicolation', stemming from the Provençal word 'machicolar', which ultimately traces back to the Late Latin 'maccare' (to crush or bruise) and 'colum' (neck or throat). Historically developed during the medieval fortification era to describe a floor opening between the corbels of a rampart through which stones or boiling substances could be dropped on attackers.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Machicolation" is said worldwide
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mâchicoulis
Transliteration: ma-shi-ku-li
"Les mâchicoulis permettaient de lancer des projectiles sur les assaillants."
Pechnase
Transliteration: Pechnase
"Die Pechnase war ein wichtiges Verteidigungselement mittelalterlicher Burgen."
caditoia
Transliteration: ka-di-to-ja
"Le caditoie servivano per difendere le mura del castello."
matacán
Transliteration: ma-ta-kan
"El castillo medieval contaba con un robusto matacán sobre la puerta principal."
mata-cão
Transliteration: ma-ta-kaw
"Os defensores atiravam pedras através do mata-cão."
मचिकोलेशन
Transliteration: machikoleshan
"मध्यकालीन किले में दुश्मनों पर हमला करने के लिए मचिकोलेशन का उपयोग किया जाता था।"
傲气孔
Transliteration: ào qì kǒng
"中世纪城堡通常设计有防御性的突出的傲气孔。"
마치콜레이션
Transliteration: machikolleisyon
"중세 성벽의 마치콜레이션은 적을 방어하기 위해 사용되었습니다."
石落とし
Transliteration: ishi-otoshi
"中世の城には敵を防ぐための石落としが備えられていた。"
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