town walls
Urban defensive perimeter
Town walls are fortified barriers enclosing a city or town, built for defense against attack.
Medieval European towns typically had stone walls with gates, towers, and walkways for guards.
Many survive as historical landmarks: We walked along the old town walls.
The term distinguishes urban fortifications from castle walls or national boundaries like Hadrian's Wall.
- rampartsProtective fortress walls
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- stoneSolid earth fragment
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- battlementsNotched defensive wall top
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Fortified main tower
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Unenclosed expanses of land
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