Polyglot Dictionary

crenellation

/ˌkrɛnəˈleɪʃən/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
crenellations

Meaning

  1. almena

    • The castle wall featured decorative crenellations.

      El muro del castillo tenía almenas decorativas.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

battlement

Crenellation is the technical architectural term for the notched pattern; battlement is the everyday word for the same defensive wall-top.

Similar in other languages

German

Zinne

Zinne is the German word for the same thing — both mean "battlement, turret."

Spanish

almena

almena is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "crenellation, battlement."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa crenellation?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The castle wall featured decorative ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a crenellation?

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