crenelated
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cren·e·lat·ed
also cren·el·lat·ed (krĕn'ə-lā'tĭd) 
adj.
adj.
- Having battlements.
- Indented; notched: a crenelated wall.
[Probably from French créneler, to furnish with battlements, from Old French crenel, crenelation, diminutive of cren, notch. See cranny.]
crenelation cren'e·la'tion n.McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture & Construction:
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crenelated, crenellated
1. Having battlements.
2. Bearing an embattled pattern of repeated indentations.
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Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology:
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crenellated
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The provision of regular spaces along the top of a wall or parapet through which missiles could be fired.
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categories related to 'crenelation'
- Roofs and Towers - crenelation: series of open spaces and notches atop battlement
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