| 词汇 | crenellations |
| 释义 | crenellations noun[ plural ] mainly UK(US usuallycrenelations)uk /ˌkren.əlˈeɪ.ʃənz/ us /ˌkren.əlˈeɪ.ʃənz/ a wall around the top of a castle, with regular spaces in it through which the people inside the castle can shoot: 雉堞 The towers were topped by medieval crenellations.塔楼的顶部都筑有中世纪风格的雉堞 The castle's white stone crenellations peeped above a green fringe of trees.绿色树林环带的顶端露出了城堡的白石雉堞。 Synonym battlements See crenellated ZambeziShark/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages The building in front of them was a jumble of towers, crenellations and massive walls. Soldiers were poised at the crenellations. Dawn was breaking over the crenellations of the tower. Fortifications acropolis barricade bastion battlements castle citadel earthwork enceinte entanglement fort Fort Knox Martello tower moat moated motte motte-and-bailey castle pillbox storm cellar stronghold turret Examples of crenellationscrenellations The bastions are decorated with crenellations and interspersed with machicolations. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. At its top is a cornice and crenellations. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The centerpiece of an agricultural estate, the chteau was surrounded by a model farm and by water towers resembling crenellations, constructed between 1886 and 1888. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The castle consists of four large, powerful buildings of dressed granite, with crenellations and machicolations, enclosing a rectangular courtyard. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. During the 15th century it seems that these crenellations were built over and a new hall fashioned on the walls of its predecessor. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The crenellations of the first roundwalk have been filled in. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The licence and crenellations were an indication of status. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These towersmany complete with crenellations and machicolationswere actually mostly rebuilt during the 19th century. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It has a galleted facade with crenellations, but all of this is for show as the castle has no defensive fortifications. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Foliated crenellations are seen on the outer faces of the base of the tomb. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Its shape is a squat quadrilateral, with slight crenellations. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In each corner of this massive fortress is a round tower, also with crenellations and machicolations, with conical roofs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The crenellations were added to the parapet around this time. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The chancel is lower than the rest of the building and is plain, without buttresses or crenellations. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A turret can have a circular top with crenellations as seen in the picture at right, a pointed roof, or other kind of apex. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of crenellations These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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