Assertion: fortress's defender | /r/CapableOf | minimise their exposure
Facets:
value: to enemy missiles
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: With a parapet of crenellations (aka battlements) along the top of the walls, defenders could hide behind the raised parts of the wall (merlons) if necessary and then fire their arrows and crossbows through the lower part (crenels), minimising their exposure to enemy missiles.