murder-hole
Defensive ceiling gap
A murder-hole is an opening in a castle floor or ceiling—typically above a gateway or passage—through which defenders could drop stones, pour boiling liquids, or fire arrows at attackers below.
The term now applies to any similar defensive aperture: The bunker had murder-holes covering the approach.
Also called a meurtrière.
Fortified wall opening
- loopholeExploitable gap in rules
- crenelationNotched defensive parapet
- battlementToothed fortress wall crown
- parapetLow wall at edge
portcullis · gatehouse · barbican · turret · drawbridge · sally port · curtain wall · keep
Heated fat for warfare
- molten leadLiquefied heavy metallic element
- projectilesObjects forcefully launched
- pouringFlowing in volume
- crossfireGunfire from several angles
enfilade · garrison · defenders · repel · scalding · assault · breach · siege
Structure over an entrance
- barbicanOuter defensive tower
- portcullisVertical sliding castle gate
- drawbridgeHinged castle entrance span
- keepRetain or fortified tower
moat · bailey · dungeon · courtyard · turret · stronghold · citadel · fortress
Of tiered landownership
- siege warfareSurrounding fortifications to force capitulation
- crusadesAggressive advocacy campaigns
- knighthoodHonorary title of nobility
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
chivalry · armor · chainmail · crossbow · longbow · battering ram · trebuchet · mangonel
embrasure
Fortified wall opening
- loopholeExploitable gap in rules
- crenelationNotched defensive parapet
- battlementToothed fortress wall crown
parapet · portcullis · gatehouse · barbican · turret · drawbridge · sally port · curtain wall · keep · bastion
boiling oil
Heated fat for warfare
- molten leadLiquefied heavy metallic element
- projectilesObjects forcefully launched
- pouringFlowing in volume
crossfire · enfilade · garrison · defenders · repel · scalding · assault · breach · siege · invaders
gatehouse
Structure over an entrance
- barbicanOuter defensive tower
- portcullisVertical sliding castle gate
- drawbridgeHinged castle entrance span
keep · moat · bailey · dungeon · courtyard · turret · stronghold · citadel · fortress · donjon
feudal
Of tiered landownership
- siege warfareSurrounding fortifications to force capitulation
- crusadesAggressive advocacy campaigns
- knighthoodHonorary title of nobility
fortification · chivalry · armor · chainmail · crossbow · longbow · battering ram · trebuchet · mangonel · warfare
murder-holebreach
Breaking of agreement
siege tower · battering ram · gate · sally port · drawbridge
murder, hole, murders, murdered, murdering, murderer, murderers, murderous, murderously