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单词 crenel
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cren•el  (krenl),USA pronunciation n., v., -eled, -el•ing or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling. 
n. 
  1. any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement. See illus. under battlement. 
  2. a crenature.

v.t. 
  1. to crenelate.
Also, cre•nelle (kri nel).USA pronunciation 
  • Middle French, Old French, apparently diminutive of cren notch (attested since the 15th century), Old French cran, of uncertain origin, originally; compare crenate, cranny
  • earlier creneul, crennel 1475–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
crenel /ˈkrɛnəl/, crenelle /krɪˈnɛl/ n
  1. any of a set of openings formed in the top of a wall or parapet and having slanting sides, as in a battlement
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French, literally: a little notch, from cren notch, from Late Latin crēna
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