Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of rendering a building defensible by the addition of battlements or by the cutting of loopholes. See
crenelate , v. - noun The state or condition of being crenelated.
- noun A battlement.
- noun Any notch or indentation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of crenelating, or the state of being crenelated; an indentation or an embrasure.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative form of
crenellation .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the action of constructing ramparts with gaps for firing guns or arrows
- noun a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns
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Examples
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Standing behind me, hidden by shadow and vines and crenelation, he witnessed the bombardment of Quivalen Sath.
Virginity Sydney Kilgore 2010
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Even the sentries on the watchtowers were silent, as were the archers stationed at every crenelation along the eastern wall.
The Soprano Sorceress Modesitt, L. E. 1997
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Another loose stone dropped from the watchtower, and Jehan glanced from the gap in the crenelation to Sarron itself even as an entire section of the city wall collasped like a waterfall of stone and a huge gout of dust billowed skyward.
The Order War Modesitt, L. E. 1995
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The Duke steps up to the nearest stone crenelation.
The Death of Chaos Modesitt, L. E. 1995
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Another loose stone dropped from the watchtower, and Jehan glanced from the gap in the crenelation to Sarron itself even as an entire section of the city wall collasped like a waterfall of stone and a huge gout of dust billowed skyward.
The Order War Modesitt, L. E. 1995
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Some, reaching the crenelation again, were struck back by the jabbing spears of their own men, screaming at them.
Renegades Of Gor Norman, John 1986
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In places along the wall defenders sought to get their poles under the bridges, between them and the crenelation, and, using the wall as a fulcrum, to lift the bridges back up.
Renegades Of Gor Norman, John 1986
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It is hard to throw these with accuracy without standing above the crenelation.
Renegades Of Gor Norman, John 1986
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Another fellow had just appeared in the opening in the crenelation and I pushed out at him with the long impaling spear.
Renegades Of Gor Norman, John 1986
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