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crenelated

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cren·e·lat·ed also cren·el·lat·ed  (krn-ltd)
adj.
1. Having battlements.
2. Indented; notched: a crenelated wall.
[Probably from French créneler, to furnish with battlements, from Old French crenel, crenelation, diminutive of cren, notch; see cranny.]
crene·lation n.
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