Machicolation
A machicolation is a
floor opening between the supporting
corbels of a
battlement, through which
stones and lethally hot liquids could be dropped on attackers at the base of a
defensive wall. The design was developed in the
Middle Ages when the
Norman crusaders returned (see
Normans). A machicolated battlement projects outwards from the supporting wall in order to facilitate this. A
hoarding is a similar structure made of
wood, usually temporarily constructed in the event of a siege. One advantage of the machicolation over wooden hoarding is protection behind stone
battlements, as well as being fire proof.
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Mâchicoulis
Etymologiquement, mâchicoulis signifierait : "'ce qui permet 'écouler tout ce qui écrase'". Le mot vient du vieux français : "'machicoller'" qui lui-même dérive du vieux provençal "'machacol'".
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