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CRENELLATION

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The action of constructing ramparts with gaps for firing guns or arrowsplay

Synonyms:

crenelation; crenellation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("crenellation" is a kind of...):

building; construction (the act of constructing something)

Derivation:

crenellate (supply with battlements)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or gunsplay

Synonyms:

battlement; crenelation; crenellation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("crenellation" is a kind of...):

bulwark; rampart; wall (an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes)

Meronyms (parts of "crenellation"):

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 ("crenellation" is a part of...):

fort; fortress (a fortified defensive structure)

Derivation:

crenellate (supply with battlements)

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