1. A strong circular stone fort of two storeys, surmounted by a heavy swivel gun, erected along the sea-coast, so called as originally provided with a bell which was struck with a hammer on the approach of pirates, against whom they were first reared as a defence.

Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin

• martelo,
• Martella,
• marteloe,
• nartello,
• kartello,
• jartello,
• mzrtello,
• msrtello,
• mwrtello,
• mqrtello,
• maetello,
• madtello,
• maftello,
• mattello,
• ma5tello,
• ma4tello,
• martelllo,
• martallo,
• Martelou,
• Marteleo

• martially,
• Mardell,
• martelli,
• martial,
• Martel,
• Martella,
• Martell.