Crossword clues for crenel
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Crenel \Cre*nel"\ (kr?-n?l"), n. See Crenelle.
Crenelle \Cre*nelle"\, Crenel \Cre*nel"\ (kr?-n?l"), n. [OF. crenel, F. cr?neau, LL. crenellus, kernellus, dim. (prob.) fr. L. crena notch. See Crenny.]
An embrasure or indentation in a battlement; a loophole in a fortress; an indentation; a notch. See Merlon, and Illust. of Battlement.
(Bot.) Same as Crenature.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"open space on an embattlement," early 14c., from Old French crenel (12c.), apparently a diminutive of cren "notch" (see cranny).
Wiktionary
n. The space between merlons in a crenelated battlement.
WordNet
n. 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.) [syn: scallop, crenation, crenature, crenelle]
a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement [syn: crenelle]
v. supply with battlements [syn: crenelate, crenellate]
Usage examples of "crenel".
No crenels or loopholes for gunners to shoot through, no towers or turrets, nor any indication the wall had ever had them.
The spire of a church rose dominantly above the red roofs, a fort guarded the entrance of the wide harbor, with guns thrusting their muzzles between the crenels, and the wide facade of Government House revealed itself dominantly placed on a gentle hill above the town.
The spire of a church rose dominantly above the red roofs, a fort guarded the entrance of the wide harbour, with guns thrusting their muzzles between the crenels, and the wide facade of Government House revealed itself dominantly placed on a gentle hill above the town.
Dick hopped up on the crenel for a better shot, jerked his crossbow to his shoulder, and sent a quarrel thrumming toward the torch man.
From heer I can look down on2 thi terisses & litil villiges on thi roofs ov thi parapet merlons wif thi litle feelds on thi crenels & if I look rite down I can c thi flat green valey that is thi alure but I xpect nun ov this terminoloji meens much if u doan no mutch about cassils.