Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word machecoulis.

Examples

  • Some traces of the architecture of the period may still be discerned in the archway and machecoulis of the principal gateway adjoining the Round Tower; the basement chamber of the Devil

    Windsor Castle William Harrison Ainsworth 1843

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.