CRENELLATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does crenellation mean? 

• CRENELLATION (noun)
  The noun CRENELLATION has 2 senses:

1. a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns

2. the action of constructing ramparts with gaps for firing guns or arrows

  Familiarity information: CRENELLATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CRENELLATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

battlement; crenelation; crenellation

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

crenelation; crenellation

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

building; construction (the act of constructing something)

Derivation:

crenellate (supply with battlements)