Word | chemin de ronde |
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Definition | n. A raised, protected walkway behind a battlement designed for patrolling the walls. |
Sentence | Finally I crossed the bridge and tried the iron gate. It yielded, and I walked through the tunnel formed by the thickness of the chemin de ronde. |
Source | “Kerfol,” Stories to Remember, p.113 |
Tags: language::english, topic::vocabulary
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