Noun: crenellation ,kre-nu'ley-shun
- A rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns
"The castle's crenellations provided both protection and a strategic vantage point";
- battlement, crenelation
- The action of constructing ramparts with gaps for firing guns or arrows
"The castle's crenellation provided both defensive and aesthetic functions";
- crenelation
Derived forms: crenellations
Type of: building, bulwark, construction, rampart, wall
Encyclopedia: Crenellation