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crenelle

crenelle is the alternative spelling of crenel.

Meaning of crenel

Noun

crenel (plural crenels or creneaux)

  1. The space between merlons in a crenelated battlement.
    • Near-synonym: embrasure (sometimes hypernymous technically)
    Synonyms:
    embrasure[Appendix:Glossary

Forms of crenelle

pluralcrenelles

Questions about crenelle

What is crenelle the alternative spelling of?
Crenelle is the alternative spelling of crenel.

Words near crenelle in the dictionary

  1. crenellated mouldings
  2. crenellates
  3. crenellating
  4. crenellation
  5. crenellations
  6. crenelle
  7. crenelled
  8. crenellee
  9. crenelles
  10. crenelly
  11. crenellé

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