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Castellation
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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.


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Though largely functional in design, the ruins show some architectural pride and pretension in details such as quoins, pediments and castellations, and the massive stone walls were evidently built to last.
Mining the past by Jones, Peter Blundell / The Architectural Review
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