battellement
French, noun/ba.tɛl.mɑ̃/
battellement is spelled B-A-T-T-E-L-L-E-M-E-N-T (12 letters). Battellement is a French masculine noun meaning “a gutter, typically on a roof, consisting of a double set of tiles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Double rang de tuiles à l'égout d'un toit et le long duquel court la gouttière”.
What does battellement mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea gutter, typically on a roof, consisting of a double set of tiles
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Double rang de tuiles à l'égout d'un toit et le long duquel court la gouttière.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of battellement
- battellements plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce battellement?
- /ba.tɛl.mɑ̃/
- \ba.tɛl.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.