castellated

[ kas-tl-ey-tid ]

adjective
  1. Architecture. built like a castle, especially with turrets and battlements.

  2. having many castles.

Origin of castellated

1
<Medieval Latin castellāt(us) (see castle, -ate1) + -ed2

Other words from castellated

  • cas·tel·la·tion, noun

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castellated

/ (ˈkæstɪˌleɪtɪd) /


adjective
  1. having turrets and battlements, like a castle

  2. having indentations similar to battlements: a castellated nut; a castellated filament

Origin of castellated

1
C17: from Medieval Latin castellātus, from castellāre to fortify as a castle

Derived forms of castellated

  • castellation, noun

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