Crenelated Definition

adjective
Having battlements.
American Heritage
Indented; notched.
A crenelated wall.
American Heritage

Having a series of square indentations.

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verb

Simple past tense and past participle of crenelate.

Wiktionary

Origin of Crenelated

  • Probably from French créneler to furnish with battlements from Old French crenel crenelation diminutive of cren notch cranny

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Crenelated Sentence Examples

  • The relics of the two Marks, who are said to have been buried at Saintes-Maries, are bestowed in the upper storey of the apse of the fortress-church, a remarkable building of the 12th century with crenelated and machicolated walls.

  • A well-built, crenelated stone wall from 20 to 30 ft.

  • It is a plain and massive structure with crenelated walls, and has the aspect of a fortress rather than of a church.

  • Nave south side Nave north side The crenelated parapet on the nave dates from the 17th century.

  • Spire of shell prominent, aperture narrow, canal very short, columella crenelated; foot large.

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