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crenelated

[kren-l-ey-tid] / ˈkrɛn lˌeɪ tɪd /


ADJECTIVE
embattled
Synonyms


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Its crenelated cylindrical head evokes the game’s king, queen and knight and also resembles a birthday cake or a child’s toy.

From New York Times Feb. 5, 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

Olys also form flatter, more-shingled reefs than the crenelated structures typical of Pacific oysters.

From Seattle Times Sep. 22, 2019

The facade of a grand building rises gracefully, pilastered and crenelated.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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