Definition of crenel Crenel
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We found 10 definitions of crenel from 6 different sources.
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What does crenel mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: crenels |
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| crenel - a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement | ||
| crenelle | ||
| space the unlimited expanse in which everything is located; "they tested his ability to locate objects in space"; "the boundless regions of the infinite" | ||
| battlement, crenelation, crenellation a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns | ||
| crenel - one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.) | ||
| scallop, crenation, crenature, crenelle | ||
| curved shape, curve a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter | ||
Verb |
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| crenel - supply with battlements | ||
| crenelate, crenellate | ||
| furnish, supply, provide, render provide or equip with furniture; "We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style" | ||
| architecture the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect | ||
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Wiktionary 
- crenel (Noun)
The space between merlons in a crenelated battlement.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- crenel (n.)
See Crenelle. - crenel (n.)
An embrasure or indentation in a battlement; a loophole in a fortress; an indentation; a notch. See Merlon, and Illust. of Battlement. - crenel (n.)
Same as Crenature.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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crenel
kren′el, Crenelle, kre-nel′, n. (archit.) an opening in a parapet for shooting through: a battlement—dim. Cren′elet.—n. Crenaux (krē′nō), crenellations or loopholes in a fortress.—v.t. Cren′ellate.—adjs. Crenellāt′ed, furnished with battlements: indented.—n. Crenellā′tion.—adjs. Crenelle′ (her.), embattled; Crenelled′, having embrasures. [Fr.,—Low L. crena, a notch.]
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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crenel
A term used sometimes to denote a battlement, but more frequently an embrasure in a battlement. The adjective crenellated is employed to signify that a building is supplied with crenelles.
Part of speech
🔤- crenel, verb, present, 1st person singular of crenel (infinitive).
- crenel, verb (infinitive).
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