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crenellated

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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.
crenellated US, crenelated [ˈkrɛnɪˌleɪtɪd]
adj
1. (Military / Fortifications) having battlements
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) (of a moulding, etc.) having square indentations
Translations
crenellated [ˈkrenɪleɪtɪd] ADJ → almenado
crenellated [ˈkrɛnəleɪtɪd] adj [wall] → crénelé(e), à créneaux
crenellated
adj battlements → mit Zinnen versehen, kreneliert (spec); moulding, pattern → zinnenartig
crenellated [ˈkrɛnɪˌleɪtɪd] adj → merlato/a
crenellated [ˈkrɛnɪˌleɪtɪd] adj → merlato/a


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Lastly, in the intervals of these roofs, of these spires, of these accidents of numberless edifices, which bent and writhed, and jagged in so eccentric a manner the extreme line of the University, one caught a glimpse, here and there, of a great expanse of moss-grown wall, a thick, round tower, a crenellated city gate, shadowing forth the fortress; it was the wall of Philip Augustus.
Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context
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