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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act or process of making a building into a castle. uncountable
2. 2
   The addition of battlements to a building, as for example when a feudal manor house needed fortification against border-raider attacks. uncountable
3. 3
   Any of a set of slots or grooves in an object, often machined into a metal part, as for example on a castellated nut. countable

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battlement

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