mâchicoulis
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le mâchicoulis
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
a. machicolation
Au sommet du château fort, un mâchicoulis offre aux sentinelles royales un chemin de ronde idéal.At the top of the fortified castle, a machicolation offers the royal sentinels an ideal walkway.
2. (arrow slit)
a. machicolation
Par l'étroite ouverture d'un mâchicoulis, le soldat crut apercevoir deux yeux qui le dévisageaient.Through the narrow opening of a machicolation, the soldier thought he saw two eyes staring at him.
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