| 单词 | crenellation |
| 释义 | crenellation (once / 207357 pages) n WORD FAMILY crenellation: crenellations+/crenelate: crenelated, crenelation/crenelation: crenelations/crenellate: crenellated, crenellation/crenelle: crenelate, crenellate, crenelles USAGE EXAMPLESBrooding over it is one of England’s finest castles, an impressive ring of towers and crenellations around a Norman keep. The Guardian(Feb 16, 2016) Gleaming white crenellations, classical pillars, and three crosses on a hill: it seems to be a replica of Jerusalem in the time of Jesus. BBC(Jun 13, 2015) Gray limestone climbs and twists on the exterior, all jutting turrets and forbidding crenellation. Architectural Digest(Apr 07, 2015) 1n a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns Syn|Hyper battlement, crenelation bulwark, rampart, wall an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes 2n the action of constructing ramparts with gaps for firing guns or arrows Syn|Hyper crenelation building, construction the act of constructing something |
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