crenelate

[ kren-l-eyt ]

verb (used with object)

, cren·el·at·ed, cren·el·at·ing.

1. to furnish with crenels or battlements.

adjective

1. crenelated.

Other Words From

• crenel·ation especially British, crenel·lation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of crenelate¹

1815–25; < French crénel ( er ) to crenelate ( crenel ) + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

It shows a complex webbing of crenelated tubes connected to a mysterious mustard-colored box.

From Los Angeles Times

This seaside respite on the Côte d’Azur was once a 17th-century soap factory yet looks like a castle thanks to a Scottish lord who, in the early 1900s, added turrets and crenelated ramparts.

From New York Times

Its crenelated cylindrical head evokes the game’s king, queen and knight and also resembles a birthday cake or a child’s toy.

From New York Times

Charles Philip Arthur George, then a gawky 20-year-old, was crowned Prince of Wales nearly 55 years ago in the crenelated fortress that dominates this pretty Welsh town.

From Los Angeles Times

“Yarn bombers” around the country have been hard at work for months creating everything from golden coaches to crenelated castles and jewel-encrusted crowns that will add fuzzy bits of color to the coronation festivities.

From Seattle Times