Definition
A fortified wall or parapet that comes up to the breast or chest level, designed to protect soldiers while allowing them to shoot over the top.
Etymology
Combining 'breast' (the upper front of the body) with the suffix '-ment' (indicating a thing or structure), from Old English 'breost.' The term describes a specific height of defensive wall.
Kelly Says
Castle designers learned the perfect height for defensive walls was just above the average soldier's chest—high enough to stop arrows but low enough to shoot from, showing how medieval architects were practical engineers.
Translations
ARالعربية
껴안기
khy-a-na-kee
CACatalà
abraçada
a-bra-sa-da
CSČeština
objímání
oh-bee-ma-nee
DEDeutsch
Umarmung
oo-marm-gung
ELΕλληνικά
σφιγμός
sfi-gmos
ESEspañol
abrazo
ah-BRAH-so
FAفارسی
در آغوش
dar a-goo-sh
FRFrançais
étreinte
et-rwa-n
HIहिन्दी
गले लगना
ga-lay la-g-na
IDBahasa Indonesia
pelukan
pe-loo-kan
ITItaliano
abbraccio
a-bbra-cho
MSBahasa Melayu
pelukan
pe-loo-kan
NLNederlands
knuffel
knu-ffel
PLPolski
objęcie
ob-ye-tche
PTPortuguês
abraço
ah-BRAH-so
RORomână
îmbrățișare
im-bra-ti-sa-re
RUРусский
объятие
ob-y-ati-ye
SWKiswahili
kumbatio
kom-ba-tee-o
TAதமிழ்
வணக்கம்
va-n-ak-kam
TEతెలుగు
పట్టుకోవడం
pat-tu-ko-va-dam
TRTürkçe
kucaklama
koo-jak-la-ma
UKУкраїнська
обійми
ob-ee-my
URاردو
گھبراہٹ
gh-bra-hat
VITiếng Việt
cung ôm
krung ow-m