Meaning & use

Castellated

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Having battlements or turrets like a castle.

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The old manor house had a castellated roofline that made it look like a fortress.

Tourists photographed the castellated walls surrounding the medieval town.

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From Latin 'castellum,' meaning 'small fort,' the same root as 'castle.'

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battlementedfortifiedturreted

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