battellement

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

battellement m (plural battellements)

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

   Synonym: doublis

Further reading

• “battellement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.