crenelation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: crenelation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for crenelation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crenelation n a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns Synonym(s): battlement, crenelation, crenellation the action of constructing ramparts with gaps for firing guns or arrows Synonym(s): crenelation, crenellation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crenelation \Cren`el*a"tion\ (-?"sh?n), n. The act of crenelating, or the state of being crenelated; an indentation or an embrasure. [Written also {crenellation}.]