[{"word":"machicolations","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"An opening between corbels that support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, of a fortified building from which missiles can be shot or heated items dropped upon assailants attacking the base of the walls.","synonyms":["machicoulis"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A projecting parapet with a series of such openings.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["machicoulis"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/machicolation","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/machicolations"]}]