crenelled
Having defensive notches
Crenelled describes something having crenels—the notched openings in a battlement wall that allowed defenders to shoot arrows while remaining protected.
A crenelled wall or tower has that distinctive medieval castle silhouette of alternating high and low sections along the top.
The spelling crenellated is more common in American English, while crenelled appears more in British usage.
The crenelled towers of the old fortress dominated the skyline.
Fortified defensive wall
- parapetLow wall at edge
- garrisonStationed military force
- strongholdFortified place of defense
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
bastion · citadel · bulwark · redoubt · palisade · stockade · barbican · embrasure
Having toothlike projections
- jaggedSharply uneven, notched
- zigzagAngled back-and-forth path
- indentedSet back from edge
- scallopedHaving rounded, wavelike edges
toothed · sawtooth · grooved · slotted · denticulate · castellated · stepped · squared
Fortress wall apertures
- parapetLow wall at edge
- rampartFortified defensive wall
- loopholesExploitable ambiguities in rules
- walkwayPath for foot traffic
turrets · fortification · watchtower · stronghold · garrison · sentry · guard · palisade
Land-for-service social structure
- knightHonored mounted soldier
- chivalryKnightly code of honor
- joustingMounted knightly combat sport
- heraldryStudy of armorial bearings
manor · serfdom · vassal · fiefdom · crusades · chainmail · longbow · crossbow
Protruding fortified structure
- keepRetain or fortified tower
- dungeonSubterranean prison chamber
- moatDefensive water ditch
- drawbridgeHinged castle entrance span
portcullis · courtyard · great hall · throne room · heraldry · chivalry · knighthood · armory
rampart
Fortified defensive wall
- parapetLow wall at edge
- garrisonStationed military force
- strongholdFortified place of defense
fortification · bastion · citadel · bulwark · redoubt · palisade · stockade · barbican · embrasure · earthwork
serrated
Having toothlike projections
scalloped · toothed · sawtooth · grooved · slotted · denticulate · castellated · stepped · squared · alternating
embrasures
Fortress wall apertures
walkway · turrets · fortification · watchtower · stronghold · garrison · sentry · guard · palisade · bastion
feudalism
Land-for-service social structure
heraldry · manor · serfdom · vassal · fiefdom · crusades · chainmail · longbow · crossbow · squire
turret
Protruding fortified structure
drawbridge · portcullis · courtyard · great hall · throne room · heraldry · chivalry · knighthood · armory · jousting
crenelledflat-topped
Horizontally terminated above
unbroken · continuous · plain · unnotched · unindented
crenelledunfortified
Lacking military defenses
undefended · domestic · civilian · non-military · decorative