battlement (n)
crenelation (n)
crenellation (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 06
def a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns
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Hypernym rampart, bulwark, wall
Part holonym fortress, fort
Derivationally related form crenellation → crenellate
Derivationally related form crenelation → crenelate
Part meronym crenel, crenelle; merlon
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Part holonym crenel, crenelle; merlon
Part meronym fortress, fort
Hyponym rampart, bulwark, wall
Derivationally related form crenellate → crenellation
Derivationally related form crenelate → crenelation

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