Bretasche(lit. battlement): Defensive wooden gallery on a wall.Brise-soleil(French, lit. sun break): A screen of projecting fins or slats which deflect direct sunlight from windows.Broach spire ...
covered wooden gallery with holes in the floor, which was attached to the top of the external wall of a stone castle so that defenders could see and fire upon assailants at the base of the wall. Also spelt bractice or bretasche.
Breastwork ...
 See also: Gallery, Battlement, Architecture, Storey, Screen
  
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