cren·el·lat·ed in AM, also use crenelated In a castle, a crenellated wall has gaps in the top or openings through which to fire at attackers. crenellated turrets
having repeated square indentations like those in a battlement; "a crenelated molding"
{s} shaped like battlements, shaped with a zig-zag pattern, having an uneven shape like the top of a castle or defensive wall
crenellated
Hyphenation
cren·el·la·ted
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Etymology
(adjective.) circa 1823. French créneler to furnish with embrasures, from Old French querneler, from kernel, crenel embrasure, dim of cren notch, from crener to notch; akin to Medieval Latin crena.