crenelation

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Alternative spellings 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 See also

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[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

[edit] Alternative spellings

• crenellation

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crenelation (plural: crenelations)

1. (architecture) : Having battlements; looking like the top row of a medieval castle.
2. The act of crenelating; adding a top row that looks like the top of a medieval castle, for knights to stand between.

[edit] Related terms

• licence to crenellate

[edit] See also

• medieval
• castle
• knight
• turret
• battlements
• architecture