- crenellating
- 'cren·ellate || 'krenəleɪt v. build a structure with battlements or features that resemble battlements; make something with square dents or notches like the openings of a battlement
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
crenellating
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crenellation — noun /ˌkɹɛn.əlˈeɪ.ʃən,ˌkɹɛn.ɪˈleɪ.ʃən,ˌkɹɛn.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ a) A pattern along the top of a parapet (fortified wall), most often in the form of multiple, regular, rectangular spaces in the top of the wall, through which arrows or other weaponry may be … Wiktionary
crenellate — /ˈkrɛnəleɪt/ (say krenuhlayt) verb (t) (crenellated, crenellating) 1. to furnish with crenels or battlements. 2. Architecture to form with square indentations as a moulding. Also, US, crenelate. {French créneler (from crenel, diminutive of cren… …
crenellation — /krɛnəˈleɪʃən/ (say krenuh layshuhn) noun 1. the act of crenellating. 2. the state of being crenellated. 3. a battlement. 4. a notch; indentation. Also, US, crenelation …
crenelate — or crenellate [kren′əl āt΄] vt. crenelated or crenellated, crenelating or crenellating [Fr créneler (< OFr crenel: see CRENEL) + ATE1] to furnish with battlements or crenels, or with squared notches crenelation n. crenellation … English World dictionary
