• Crenel

    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: /ˈkɹɛnÉ™l/

    Alternative forms

    Origin

    From Old French crenel ( >

    modern French créneau), diminutive of cren ("notch").

    Full definition of crenel

    Noun

    crenel

    (plural crenels)
    1. The space between merlons in a crenelated battlement.
      • 2000, George RR Martin, A Storm of Swords, Bantam 2011, p. 44:They would wake Lord Bolton and search Harrenhal from crenel to cellar, and when they did they would find the map and the dagger missing .
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