crenellations
noun[plural]
mainlyUK(USusuallycrenelations)uk/ˌkren.əlˈeɪ.ʃənz/us/ˌkren.əlˈeɪ.ʃənz/awallaround thetopof acastle, withregularspacesin it through which thepeopleinside thecastlecanshoot:
雉堞Thetowersweretoppedbymedievalcrenellations.塔楼的顶部都筑有中世纪风格的雉堞
The castle'swhitestonecrenellationspeepedabove agreenfringeoftrees.绿色树林环带的顶端露出了城堡的白石雉堞。
Synonym
battlements
See
crenellated
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- Thebuildinginfrontof them was ajumbleoftowers, crenellations andmassivewalls.
- Soldiers werepoisedat the crenellations.
- Dawn wasbreakingover the crenellations of thetower.
Fortifications
- acropolis
- barricade
- bastion
- battlements
- castle
- drawbridge
- earthwork
- enceinte
- entanglement
- fort
- foxhole
- Martello tower
- moat
- moated
- motte
- redoubt
- stockade
- storm cellar
- stronghold
- turret