"crenel" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɹɛnəl/ [UK] Forms: crenels [plural], creneaux [plural]
Etymology: From Old French crenel ( > modern French créneau), diminutive of cren (“notch”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|crenel}} Old French crenel Head templates: {{en-noun|s|creneaux}} crenel (plural crenels or creneaux)
  1. The space between merlons in a crenelated battlement. Synonyms: crenelle Derived forms: crenellate, crenelled Translations (space between merlons): амбразура (ambrazura) [feminine] (Bulgarian), merlet [masculine] (Catalan), krenelo (Esperanto), murdento (Esperanto), ampuma-aukko (Finnish), créneau [masculine] (French), Zinnenfenster [neuter] (German), Zinnenscharte [feminine] (German), krenelering [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), miedza [feminine] (Polish), ameia [feminine] (Portuguese), crenel [neuter] (Romanian), skottglugg [common-gender] (Swedish)

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