castellated

cas·tel·lat·ed

C0147300 (kăs′tə-lā′tĭd)adj.1. Furnished with turrets and battlements in the style of a castle.2. Having a castle.

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[Medieval Latin castellātus, past participle of castellāre, to fortify as a castle, from Latin castellum, fort; see castle.]

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cas′tel·la′tion n.

castellated

(ˈkæstɪˌleɪtɪd) adj1. (Architecture) having turrets and battlements, like a castle2. (Mechanical Engineering) having indentations similar to battlements: a castellated nut; a castellated filament. [C17: from Medieval Latin castellātus, from castellāre to fortify as a castle] ˌcastelˈlation n

cas•tel•lat•ed

(ˈkæs tlˌeɪ tɪd)

adj. 1. built like a castle, esp. with turrets and battlements. 2. having a pattern of indentation resembling a battlement: a castellated nut. 3. having many castles. [1675–85; < Medieval Latin castellāt(us) (see castle, -ate¹) + -ed²] cas`tel•la′tion, n.

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castellated - having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement; "a crenelated molding"castled, embattled, battlementedfancy - not plain; decorative or ornamented; "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes"

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