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This romantic Gothic Revival fortress, home to the Duke and Duchess of Rutland, commands an impressive presence with its battlements, turrets, and sweeping views over more than 15,000 acres of parkland.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
The castle now belongs to the family of an Italian lawyer who purchased the fortified island in 1912 and began restoration of its battlements, churches, convents, crypts and gardens.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
One more guard will be patrolling the battlements at the top, but getting past him is just a matter of timing.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Bryce combined Gothic and Renaissance elements in the estate’s regal design, accentuating the exterior with turrets, towers, and battlements.
—Allix Cott, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2024
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
The castle now belongs to the family of an Italian lawyer who purchased the fortified island in 1912 and began restoration of its battlements, churches, convents, crypts and gardens.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
One more guard will be patrolling the battlements at the top, but getting past him is just a matter of timing.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Bryce combined Gothic and Renaissance elements in the estate’s regal design, accentuating the exterior with turrets, towers, and battlements.
—Allix Cott, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battlement
Noun
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Milling, paving, parapet and bridge deck repairs start on April 1.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2026
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Adding two levels of parking to the existing Anderson Parking Facility at Cretin and Grand would violate the CUP, which limits maximum building heights to 40 feet to the tallest point, including parapets and rooftop mechanical structures.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Military engineers resorted to building lower, thicker ramparts, backed by earth, and sought to eliminate blind spots by building angular bastions — the aforementioned extrusions.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
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In this sense, Welles’s songs are far better suited to social media than to the stage, to say nothing of the ramparts.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The infantrymen around him peeped painfully over the heap of dirt that substituted for a breastwork.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Jan. 2026
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Murad Bakhsh, who served as Aurangzeb’s ally in his campaign against Dara Shikoh, was arrested and confined in the fortress of Gwalior.—
Tamanna Nangia,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Visit clothing boutiques like Muses Corfu for something locally made, take a tour through the fortress, and stop in at Coconela for an artisanal coffee.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Apr. 2026
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The resulting star forts (so called because of their multiple fortified extrusions) solved a technological crisis.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
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The fort stood high above the river, where fearsome artillery was able to turn back the Union gunboats that had pounded low-lying Fort Henry into submission.—
Bill Steiden,
Des Moines Register,
24 Mar. 2026
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Here are six of the most notable castles in Italy.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Here, visitors can eat fresh fish and enjoy the sights, including the ruins of a Byzantine-period castle.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Apr. 2026
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Mission Foods began fortification in 2024.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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That view contrasts sharply with critics — including some at the highest level of government — who regard fortification of the food supply as a form of government overreach.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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As well as acting as a bulwark against the desert’s encroachment, the greenery is intended to improve agricultural conditions and reduce political unrest in the area, and will act as a carbon sink, Gizmodo reported.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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How a country founded in fear of a standing army came to think of its military as a bulwark of American democracy is the subject of my work.—
Kori Schake,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Battlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battlement. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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