English noun: crenelation | |||
| 1. | crenelation (artifact) a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns | ||
| Synonyms | battlement, crenellation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bulwark, rampart, wall | ||
| Part holonym | crenel, crenelle, merlon | ||
| Part meronym | fort, fortress | ||
| 2. | crenelation (act) the action of constructing ramparts with gaps for firing guns or arrows | ||
| Synonyms | crenellation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | building, construction | ||