crenelation

Noun

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

crenelation(n = noun.artifact) battlement, crenellation - a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns; Array

has parts: crenel, crenelle, merlon

is a part of fort, fortress

is a kind of bulwark, rampart, wall

Derived form verb crenelate₁

crenelation(n = noun.act) crenellation - the action of constructing ramparts with gaps for firing guns or arrows; Array

is a kind of building, construction

Derived form verb crenelate₁

crenelation, n.

The act of crenelating, or the state of being crenelated; an indentation or an embrasure. [1913 Webster]

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