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CRENELATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The action of constructing ramparts with gaps for firing guns or arrows
Synonyms:
crenelation; crenellation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("crenelation" is a kind of...):
building; construction (the act of constructing something)
Derivation:
crenelate (supply with battlements)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns
Synonyms:
battlement; crenelation; crenellation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("crenelation" is a kind of...):
bulwark; rampart; wall (an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes)
Meronyms (parts of "crenelation"):
crenel; crenelle (a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement)
merlon (a solid section between two crenels in a crenelated battlement)
Holonyms ("crenelation" is a part of...):
fort; fortress (a fortified defensive structure)
Derivation:
crenelate (supply with battlements)
