英语词汇crenelations怎么读，是什么意思，单词翻译、读音、固定搭配用法和短语词组及例句-英汉双解词典

crenelations

noun[plural]

mainlyUS(UKusuallycrenellations)

/ˌkren.əlˈeɪ.ʃənz/uk

/ˌkren.əlˈeɪ.ʃənz/

awallaround thetopof acastle, withregularspacesin it through which thepeopleinside thecastlecanshoot:

Thetowersweretoppedbymedievalcrenelations.

The castle'swhitestonecrenelationspeepedabove agreenfringeoftrees.

Synonym

battlements

See

crenelated

More examples

Dawn wasbreakingover the crenelations of thetower.
Thebuildinginfrontof them was ajumbleoftowers, crenelations andmassivewalls.
Soldiers werepoisedat the crenelations.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Fortifications

acropolis
barricade
bastion
battlements
castle
citadel
drawbridge
earthwork
enceinte
entanglement
fort
Martello tower
moat
moated
motte
motte-and-bailey castle
pillbox
storm cellar
stronghold
turret

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(Definition ofcrenelationsfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcrenelations

crenelations

He put on his coat, which had been lying across one of thecrenelations, and covered his head with a small soft hat.

FromProject Gutenberg

I leaned upon thecrenelationsand looked off across the hills, enjoying the loveliness of the sky, in which the planets throbbed superbly.

FromProject Gutenberg

Within the crumblingcrenelationsof the ancient battlements twenty-four once large parishes are more or less abandoned or laid waste with their convents, monasteries, and palaces.

FromProject Gutenberg

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单词	crenelations
释义	crenelations noun[plural] mainlyUS(UKusuallycrenellations) us /ˌkren.əlˈeɪ.ʃənz/uk /ˌkren.əlˈeɪ.ʃənz/ awallaround thetopof acastle, withregularspacesin it through which thepeopleinside thecastlecanshoot: Thetowersweretoppedbymedievalcrenelations. The castle'swhitestonecrenelationspeepedabove agreenfringeoftrees. Synonym battlements See crenelated More examples Dawn wasbreakingover the crenelations of thetower. Thebuildinginfrontof them was ajumbleoftowers, crenelations andmassivewalls. Soldiers werepoisedat the crenelations. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Fortifications acropolis barricade bastion battlements castle citadel drawbridge earthwork enceinte entanglement fort Martello tower moat moated motte motte-and-bailey castle pillbox storm cellar stronghold turret See more results » (Definition ofcrenelationsfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press) Examplesofcrenelations crenelations He put on his coat, which had been lying across one of thecrenelations, and covered his head with a small soft hat. FromProject Gutenberg I leaned upon thecrenelationsand looked off across the hills, enjoying the loveliness of the sky, in which the planets throbbed superbly. FromProject Gutenberg Within the crumblingcrenelationsof the ancient battlements twenty-four once large parishes are more or less abandoned or laid waste with their convents, monasteries, and palaces. FromProject Gutenberg 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. #https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/crenelations##
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