Definition of "impalement" in Englisch

noun

1. The act of torturing or executing someone by impaling them on a sharp stake.

2. (heraldry) The joining of two coats of arms on one shield.

3. A space fenced in, such as by palings, possibly in the form of an enclosure or cup.

4. (botany, obsolete) In the sense of an enclosure, the calyx of a flower. (In still older works, also spelt empalement.)