crenellations
noun [ plural ] mainly UK (US usually crenelations) uk/ˌkren.əlˈeɪ.ʃənz/ us/ˌkren.əlˈeɪ.ʃənz/
雉堞
a wall around the top of a castle, with regular spaces in it through which the people inside the castle can shoot
The towers were topped by medieval crenellations. 塔楼的顶部都筑有中世纪风格的雉堞
The castle's white stone crenellations peeped above a green fringe of trees. 绿色树林环带的顶端露出了城堡的白石雉堞。
Synonym: battlements
See: crenellated
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- The building in front of them was a jumble of towers, crenellations and massive walls.
- Soldiers were poised at the crenellations.
- Dawn was breaking over the crenellations of the tower.