Definition
A series of open notches and raised sections (merlons) along the top of a castle wall or fortification.
Etymology
From 'crenelate' plus the noun-forming suffix '-ation.' This term describes the architectural feature itself rather than the action of creating it, standardized in English by the 16th century.
Kelly Says
The crenelation design was so smart for medieval warfare that it's been copied for 1,000 years—you'll see it on everything from toy castles to modern government buildings trying to look 'official and serious'!
Translations
CACatalà
crenellat
kre-ne-lat
CSČeština
zoubkování
zoub-kov-knee
DEDeutsch
Zahnreihe
tsah-n-ray-eh
ELΕλληνικά
σκοπευτικό
sko-pe-u-ti-ko
ESEspañol
crenellación
kre-ne-la-syon
FISuomi
piikkilinja
pii-kk-li-n-ja
FRFrançais
crénelage
kʁe.na.laʒ
HIहिन्दी
क्रिस्टल
kris-tal
HUMagyar
süllyesedés
sool-yes-ed-esh
IDBahasa Indonesia
gundukan
gun-du-kan
ITItaliano
crenellatura
kre-ne-la-too-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
krenasi
kre-na-si
NLNederlands
crenellatie
kre-ne-la-tee
PLPolski
czelatura
che-la-tu-ra
PTPortuguês
crenelação
kre-ne-la-sow
RORomână
crenelurare
kre-ne-lu-ra-re
RUРусский
battlement
batl-ment
SVSvenska
kröningsmur
kro-ning-smur
SWKiswahili
kirenge
ki-ren-ge
TAதமிழ்
கோபுரம்
ko-pu-ram
TEతెలుగు
గోపురం
go-pu-ram
UKУкраїнська
фортеця
for-te-tsia
VITiếng Việt
móng răng
mong-rang
ZUZU
imfanelo
im-fa-ne-lo