crenelate
Americanverb (used with object)
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of crenelate
1815–25; < French crénel ( er ) to crenelate ( see crenel) + -ate 1
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Unlike pancake-flat Delft, the Washington suburb where I live is a crenelated topo of rolling hills, such that if I rode anywhere I was sentencing myself to multiple back-breaking climbs just to get home.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2023
Charles Philip Arthur George, then a gawky 20-year-old, was crowned Prince of Wales nearly 55 years ago in the crenelated fortress that dominates this pretty Welsh town.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2023
Ms. Celmins made the envelope’s five stamps separately; each is a tiny drawing with crenelated edges, three offer aerial views of the Pearl Harbor attack.
From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2019
Olys also form flatter, more-shingled reefs than the crenelated structures typical of Pacific oysters.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2019
He spends the days of orientation rushing around campus, back and forth along the intersecting flagstone path, past the clock tower, and the turreted, crenelated buildings.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Engineers were at work, crenelating the walls and houses upon the side threatened with attack.
From The Young Franc Tireurs And Their Adventures in the Franco-Prussian War by Young, F. T.
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