crenelated

[ kren-l-ey-tid ]

/ ˈkrɛn lˌeɪ tɪd /

furnished with crenelations, as a parapet or molding, in the manner of a battlement.

Also especially British, cren·el·lat·ed.

Origin of crenelated

First recorded in 1815–25; crenelate + -ed²

crenelate

[ kren-l-eyt ]

/ ˈkrɛn lˌeɪt /

to furnish with crenels or battlements.

crenelated.

Also especially British, cren·el·late.

1815–25; < French crénel(er) to crenelate (see crenel) + -ate¹

cren·el·a·tion; especially British, cren·el·la·tion, noun

The crenellated gable parapet rises from a string course with five sculptured masks, and has plain shields on its battlements.

Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester |G. H. Palmer
The only traces of defensive works which exist are portions of a crenellated wall ofPg 90 insignificant construction.

Herzegovina |George Arbuthnot
The pottery is much alike: you have the crenellated fillet and the cord markings.

The American Egypt |Channing Arnold
It is proposed to connect it by a crenellated wall with the main work.

The Life of Gordon, Volume I |Demetrius Charles Boulger

In order to avoid crossing the centre of the town, they followed the crenellated wall by an almost deserted road.

Strange Stories from the Lodge of Leisures |Unknown

crenellated

/ (ˈkrɛnɪˌleɪtɪd) /

having battlements

(of a moulding, etc) having square indentations