having battlements (of a moulding, etc) having square indentations
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cren•el•at•ed
(kren′l ā′tid),USA pronunciation adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- furnished with crenelations, as a parapet or molding, in the manner of a battlement.
- crenelate + -ed2 1815–25
cren•el•ate
(kren′l āt′),USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing, adj.
v.t.
adj.
cren′el•a′tion* [esp. Brit.,] cren′el•la′tion, n.
v.t.
- to furnish with crenels or battlements.
adj.
- crenelated.
- French crénel(er) to crenelate (see crenel) + -ate1
- 1815–25
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