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