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crenellation

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cren⋅el⋅ate

  [kren-l-eyt] verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing, adjective
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–verb (used with object)
1. to furnish with crenels or battlements.
–adjective
2. crenelated.
Also, especially British, cren⋅el⋅late.

Origin:
1815–25; < F crénel(er) to crenelate (see crenel ) + -ate 1

Related forms:
cren⋅el⋅a⋅tion; especially British, cren⋅el⋅la⋅tion, noun
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crenellation

noun
1. a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns [syn: battlement] 
2. the action of constructing ramparts with gaps for firing guns or arrows [syn: crenelation] 
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