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crenelated

[kren-l-ey-tid] / ˈkrɛn lˌeɪ tɪd /


ADJECTIVE
embattled
Synonyms


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The material contains micrometer-scale gold crenelated structures positioned above an insulating layer and a semiconductor made from a mixture of indium and antimony.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

This seaside respite on the Côte d’Azur was once a 17th-century soap factory yet looks like a castle thanks to a Scottish lord who, in the early 1900s, added turrets and crenelated ramparts.

From New York Times Mar. 27, 2024

Unlike pancake-flat Delft, the Washington suburb where I live is a crenelated topo of rolling hills, such that if I rode anywhere I was sentencing myself to multiple back-breaking climbs just to get home.

From Slate Jun. 18, 2023

Charles Philip Arthur George, then a gawky 20-year-old, was crowned Prince of Wales nearly 55 years ago in the crenelated fortress that dominates this pretty Welsh town.

From Los Angeles Times May 3, 2023

He spends the days of orientation rushing around campus, back and forth along the intersecting flagstone path, past the clock tower, and the turreted, crenelated buildings.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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