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noun, masculine

battellement

/ba.tɛl.mɑ̃/

noun, masculine/ba.tɛl.mɑ̃/plural: battellements

a gutter, typically on a roof, consisting of a double set of tiles

Synonyms: doublis

Possibly a variant of Old French bataillement, bastillement (“battlement”), from bastille (“fortress”).