crenelated

[ kren-l-ey-tid ]

/ ˈkrɛn lˌeɪ tɪd /

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adjective

furnished with crenelations, as a parapet or molding, in the manner of a battlement.

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Also especially British, cren·el·lat·ed .

Origin of crenelated

First recorded in 1815–25; crenelate + -ed²

Words nearby crenelated

crenate, crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelate, crenelated, crenellate, crenellated, crenocyte, crenshaw melon, crenulate

How to use crenelated in a sentence

Several episcopals and their servants, entrenched upon a crenelated terrace, fired down upon us with cross-bows.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue
The crenelated battlements were transformed into mere parapets, the chemins de ronde into terraces and hanging gardens.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car|Francis Miltoun
Between the circles the ducks are repeated, facing a shield enriched with rows of the crenelated pattern surmounted by a vine.
Needlework As Art|Marian Alford
The wind moaned about the crenelated turrets; sentinels of the Pisans stood everywhere, alert for ambush.
The Hill of Venus|Nathan Gallizier

Shall (or Quetta as we know it now) is described as a town of about 300 houses, surrounded by a slight crenelated wall.
The Gates of India|Thomas Holdich

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