Crenellation vs Castellated - What's the difference?
crenellation | castellated |
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 shot, especially as used in medieval European architecture.
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The act of crenellating; adding a top row that looks like the top of a medieval castle.
Having turrets or battlements, like a castle.
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(obsolete) Enclosed within a building.
As a noun crenellation
is 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 shot, especially as used in medieval european architecture.As an adjective castellated is
having turrets or battlements, like a castle.crenellation
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Alternative forms
* crenelationNoun
(en noun)citation
Hypernyms
* battlementSee also
* ("crenellation" on Wikipedia)castellated
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Adjective
(head)- Finally he walked slowly into a vast Italian space, with towers and castellated roofs, and a sky the colour of dark blue ink, smooth and consistent.
- a fountain or cistern castellated
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