crenellation

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noun

1. a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns
• Syn:
battlement, crenelation
• Derivationally related forms:
crenellate, crenelate (for: crenelation)
• Hypernyms:
rampart, bulwark, wall
• Part Holonyms:
fortress, fort
• Part Meronyms:
crenel, crenelle, merlon
2. the action of constructing ramparts with gaps for firing guns or arrows
• Syn:
crenelation
• Derivationally related forms:
crenellate, crenelate (for: crenelation)
• Hypernyms:
construction, building