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crenelation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | crenellation |
| Type of | building, construction |
| Derivation | crenelate |
crenelation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | battlement, crenellation |
| Type of | bulwark, wall, rampart |
| Derivation | crenelate |
Examples of crenelation
crenelation
The planes project above the roofline in a gentle crenelation.
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Here, the architecture runs from Medieval ecclesiastical to Palladian and on to Strawberry Hill Gothic, while at sometime an attempt at unity has been made by the use of crenelation.
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While small lancet windows may appear in towers and gables, large bay windows of plate glass were not uncommon, but even these often had their individual roofs adorned by pinnacles and crenelation.
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- Battlement: a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns
- The action of constructing ramparts with gaps for firing guns or arrows
- A battlement (also called a crenellation) in defensive architecture such as that of city walls or castles, comprises a parapet (i.e. a short wall), in which portions have been cut out at intervals to allow the discharge of arrows or other missiles. ...
- Alternative form of crenellation
- (crenelated) Having crenellations or battlements; Having a series of square indentations
- (Crenelations) Fancy stonework on buildings.
- (Crenelated) Click to jump to another letter: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z
- (crenelated) scalloped bezel at the front of a light, to 1) help prevent accidentally leaving the light on when stood on its head; 2) increase utility as a weapon, especially on larger lights (tail is sometimes crenelated too). Sometimes spelled "crenulated."
- Battlements at the top of a tower or wall.
