Chateau-fort
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sadiepacillo on October 7, 2010
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26 terms
French | English |
|---|---|
 Un rempart | Protective Wall |
| Une enceinte | Enclosure around castle |
| Une tour | Tower |
| Une Courtine | Piece of wall between towers |
| Une archère/une meurtière | Arrow slit |
| Un assommoir | Trap door |
| Une barbacane | The area created by the châtelet |
| Une basse-cour | Courtyard |
| Un châtelet | Defensive door/wall |
| Une bretèche | Exterior wall, used as toilets |
| Une canonnière | Hole for cannons |
| Un chemin de ronde | walkway on top of walls |
| Un crèneau | Indent on top of walls |
| Un merlon | part that sticks out on top of walls |
| Un donjon | Dungeon, largest tower |
| Un douve | Moat |
| Un fossé | ditch |
| Une échauguette | Watch tower |
| Un guichet | small door beside main door |
| Une herse/une porte-coulisse | gate in door |
| Des hourds | non permanent protection on top of walls |
| Un mâchicoulis | permanent protection on top of walls |
| Un toit en poivrière | Roof of towers |
| Un pont levis/un pont dormant | drawbridge |
| Un talus | base/reinforcement |
| Une motte | Mound |
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