crenelation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns
    crenellation; battlement.
  2. noun the action of constructing ramparts with gaps for firing guns or arrows
    crenellation.

WordNet


Cren`el*a"tion noun
Definitions
  1. The act of crenelating, or the state of being crenelated; an indentation or an embrasure. Written also crenellation.

Webster 1913