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castellated

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cas·tel·lat·ed  (kst-ltd)
adj.
1. Furnished with turrets and battlements in the style of a castle.
2. Having a castle.
[Medieval Latin castelltus, past participle of castellre, to fortify as a castle, from Latin castellum, fort; see castle.]
castel·lation n.
castellated [ˈkæstɪˌleɪtɪd]
adj
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) having turrets and battlements, like a castle
2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) having indentations similar to battlements a castellated nut a castellated filament
[from Medieval Latin castellātus, from castellāre to fortify as a castle]
castellation  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.castellated - having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement; "a crenelated molding"
castled, embattled, battlemented
fancy - not plain; decorative or ornamented; "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes"
Translations
castellated [ˈkæstəleɪtɪd] ADJ → almenado
castellated [ˈkæstəleɪtɪd] adj [wall, building] → crénelé(e)
caste mark n → signe m de caste
castellated
adj → mit (Türmen und) Zinnen


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On the right bank, two or three miles below the Spectacular Ruin, we passed by a noble pile of castellated buildings overlooking the water from the crest of a lofty elevation.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
The Black Hills are chiefly composed of sandstone, and in many places are broken into savage cliffs and precipices, and present the most singular and fantastic forms; sometimes resembling towns and castellated fortresses.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
When his dominions were half depopulated, he summoned to his presence a thousand hale and light-hearted friends from among the knights and dames of his court, and with these retired to the deep seclusion of one of his castellated abbeys.
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