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crenelated

cren·e·lat·ed

also cren·el·lat·ed  (krĕn′ə-lā′tĭd)
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.]

cren′e·la′tion n.
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crenellated

(ˈkrɛnɪˌleɪtɪd) or

crenelated

adj
1. (Fortifications) having battlements
2. (Architecture) (of a moulding, etc) having square indentations
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Translations

crenellated

[ˈkrenɪleɪtɪd] ADJalmenado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

crenellated

[ˈkrɛnəleɪtɪd] adj [wall] → crénelé(e), à créneaux
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crenellated

adj battlementsmit Zinnen versehen, kreneliert (spec); moulding, patternzinnenartig
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crenellated

[ˈkrɛnɪˌleɪtɪd] adjmerlato/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.
Built primarily in red sandstone with shallow pitched roofs behind crenellated parapets, the lead roof coverings to the Archdeacon's Court and the north transept roofs have reached the end of their life and are in urgent need of renewal.
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Its intricate design includes crenellated outer walls, an inner bailey, and a gatehouse with portcullis and drawbridge.
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