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crenellated
adjective cren·el·lat·ed \ˈkre-nə-ˌlā-təd\
: having open spaces at the top of a wall so that people can shoot guns and cannons outward
Full Definition of CRENELLATED
: having crenellations <a crenellated wall>
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Variants of CRENELLATED
cren·el·lat·ed or cren·el·at·ed \ˈkre-nə-ˌlā-təd\
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Origin of CRENELLATED
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
First Known Use: circa 1823
Rhymes with CRENELLATED
addlepated, animated, antiquated, caffeinated, calculated, castellated, complicated, corrugated, dedicated, educated, elevated, hyphenated, integrated, laminated, liberated, mentholated, perforated, pileated, pixilated, saturated, simulated, syncopated, tessellated, unabated, uncreated, understated, variegated
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