- An
arrowslit (often also
referred to as an
arrow loop,
loophole or loop hole, and
sometimes a balistraria) is a
narrow vertical aperture in a fortification...
- The
earliest use of the
arrowslit was
alleged to have been by
Archimedes during the
siege of
Syracuse in 214–212 BC.
Arrowslits were used in
ancient Gr****...
- In
fortification this
refers to the
outward splay of a
window or of an
arrowslit on the inside. In
ancient and
medieval military engineering, embrasures...
-
forms with many
different features,
although some, such as
curtain walls,
arrowslits, and portcullises, were commonplace. European-style
castles originated...
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implied or
explicitly stated, of the system. Originally, the word
meant an
arrowslit, a
narrow vertical window in a wall
through which an
archer (or, later...
-
shoot from
behind cover;
merlons were
sometimes pierced by
loopholes or
arrowslits for
better protection.
Behind the
parapet was a wall walk from
which the...
- house, west of a cross-wall and
piercing the
vault of the
lower chamber.
Arrowslit Bretèche ****ding
Merlon Atzbach,
Rainer (2015). "Castles at War" (PDF)...
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demolished water-gate at the
Louvre in Paris. The dock was
covered with
arrowslits in case of an
attack on the
castle from the River;
there was also a portcullis...
-
building in
Wales heralded the
introduction of the
widespread use of
arrowslits in
castle walls across Europe,
drawing on
Eastern architectural influences...
- crenels, and the
intervening high
parts being called merlons.
Loophole or
arrowslit: a
narrow opening in a
parapet or in the main body of the rampart, allowing...
