duǒ

common
noun

Meaning of

垛 means parapet; battlement; crenellation. Pronounced duǒ.

  • parapet; battlement; crenellation

Character Info

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Definitions & Examples

Shǒu
chéng
de
shì
bīng
duǒ
zài
duǒ
kǒu
hòu
miàn
shè
 

The soldiers guarding the city hid behind the battlements to shoot.

Zhè
zuò
chéng
de
chéng
duǒ
bǎo
cún
de
fēi
cháng
wán
hǎo
 

The battlements of this ancient city are very well preserved.

zhàn
zài
gāo
gāo
de
chéng
duǒ
shàng
 
tiào
wàng
yuǎn
chù
de
fēng
jǐng
 

He stood on the high parapet, looking out at the scenery in the distance.

Jiàn
shǐ
cóng
duǒ
kǒu
de
fèng
zhōng
fēi
le
jìn
lái
 

Arrows flew in through the gaps in the crenellations.

Xiá
zhǎi
de
duǒ
kǒu
jǐn
róng
rén
tàn
shēn
chū
 

The narrow battlement opening is barely wide enough for one person to lean out.