Crenellation

//ˌkɹɛnəlˈeɪʃən//

Synonyms for "crenellation" (4 found)

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Noun(1 words)
battlement

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Noun(1 words)
crenelation

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Translations

11 translations across 10 languages.

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Czech

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  • cimbuří noun (pattern along the top of a parapet through which arrows or other weaponry may be shot)

Danish

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  • krenelering noun (pattern along the top of a parapet through which arrows or other weaponry may be shot)

Dutch

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  • kantelen noun (pattern along the top of a parapet through which arrows or other weaponry may be shot)

Finnish

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  • muurihammastus noun (pattern along the top of a parapet through which arrows or other weaponry may be shot)

French

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  • créneaux noun (pattern along the top of a parapet through which arrows or other weaponry may be shot)
  • crénelage noun (pattern along the top of a parapet through which arrows or other weaponry may be shot)

German

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  • Zinne noun (pattern along the top of a parapet through which arrows or other weaponry may be shot)

Irish

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  • cíor lámhaigh noun (pattern along the top of a parapet through which arrows or other weaponry may be shot)

Russian

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  • зу́бчатая стена́ noun (pattern along the top of a parapet through which arrows or other weaponry may be shot)

Spanish

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  • almenaje noun (pattern along the top of a parapet through which arrows or other weaponry may be shot)

Swedish

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  • krenelering noun (pattern along the top of a parapet through which arrows or other weaponry may be shot)

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This villa was long and low and white, and severe after its manner : for upon and about it were none of those playful ebullitions of taste, such as conical towers, domed roofs, embattlements, statues, coloured tiles and crenellations, such as are dear to architects of villas all the world over.

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And so, when the noon sun was shining over the palace, Eslaf quickly scaled the wall near the front gate and waited, hidden in the crenelations. The interior courtyard was plain and desolate, with few places to hide, but he saw that there were two wells.

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