Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dec 14, 2010 09:11
13 yrs ago
Arabic term
سقاطات
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Sports / Fitness / Recreation
الفتحات كانت تستخدم كسقاطات لرمي السهام على أي مهاجم
Proposed translations
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5 +7 | machicolation | Saleh Dardeer |
References
Machicoulis | Nadia Ayoub |
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Dec 25, 2010 21:26: Saleh Dardeer Created KOG entry
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machicolation
السقاطة في المصطلح الاثري: هي عبارة عن شرفة بارزة فوق بوابة قلعة أو حصن أو مدينة كان من المعتاد أن تزود بفتحة كبيرة في ارضيتها لإلقاء الأحجار والسهام والمواد الحارقة كالزيت المغلي ونحوه على المهاجمين للبوابة في حالة الحرب أو الحصار العسكري.
http://uaesm.maktoob.com/vb/uae84503/
A machicolation is a floor opening between the supporting corbels of a battlement, through which stones could be dropped on attackers at the base of a defensive wall. The design was developed in the Middle Ages when the Norman crusaders returned.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machicolation
http://uaesm.maktoob.com/vb/uae84503/
A machicolation is a floor opening between the supporting corbels of a battlement, through which stones could be dropped on attackers at the base of a defensive wall. The design was developed in the Middle Ages when the Norman crusaders returned.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machicolation
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