crenellate

/ ˈkrɛnɪˌleɪt /

verb

1. to supply with battlements
2. to form square indentations in (a moulding, etc)

Derived Forms

• ˌcrenelˈlation, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of crenellate¹

C19: from Old French creneler, from crenel

Example Sentences

The crenellated roofline may feel antiquated but the pattern of the slender windows, some in the shape of a diamond, evoke an 8-bit digital design.

From Los Angeles Times

Maine’s coastline, crenellated with deep estuaries and bays fed by rivers mixing with cold ocean water that pumps nutrients up from below, may seem like a bivalve paradise.

From Scientific American

After the Russian Revolution of 1917, the Bolsheviks moved the capital back to Moscow and power retreated behind the high, crenellated walls of the Kremlin.

From BBC

From the crenellated rooftop of the Round Tower, which dominates the distinctive Windsor sky line, I watched, as silence descended on the Quadrangle beneath the private royal apartments.

From BBC

A portrait of Moroccan King Mohammed VI, waving from behind his sunglasses, hangs from the crenellated archway that greets peole arriving in Dakhla.

From Seattle Times