crenellation

noun

cren·el·la·tion | \ ˌkre-nə-ˈlā-shən

variants: or less commonly crenelation

Definition of crenellation

1 : battlement

2 : any of the embrasures alternating with merlons in a battlement — see battlement illustration

Recent Examples on the Web

It is ornamented with decorative elements the Nabateans borrowed from their Greek, Mesopotamian, and Egyptian trading partners—images of Castor and Pollux, for example, just beside an Assyrian stepped crenellation. — Andrew Solomon, Condé Nast Traveler, "Traveling Through Jordan’s Historic Ruins, Red Dunes, and Dead Sea," 24 July 2019 The spires and crenellations of the midtown buildings had taken on a Gothic cast in the gloom. — Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, "The Luck of Kokura," 18 June 2018

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