CASTELLATED

embattled, battlemented, castled, castellated

(adjective) having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement; “a crenelated molding”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adjective

castellated (not comparable)

Castle-like: built or shaped like a castle.

(engineering) Having grooves or recesses on an upper face.

Castled: having or furnished with castles.

(rare) Housed or kept in a castle.

Etymology 2

Adjective

castellated (not comparable)

(obsolete) synonym of enclosed, when used for fountains, cisterns

Source: Wiktionary


Cas"tel*la`ted, a. Etym: [LL. castellatus, fr. castellare. See Castle.]

1. Inclosed within a building; as, a fountain or cistern castellated. [Obs.] Johnson.

2. Furnished with turrets and battlements, like a castle; built in the style of a castle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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