💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Crenellations"
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| battlementnoun | In fortification: an indented parapet, formed by a series of rising members called cops or merlons, separated by openings called crenelles or embrasures, the soldier sheltering himself behind the merlon while he fires through the embrasure or through a loophole in the battlement. |
| crenelationnoun | Alternative form of crenellation. [(countable, uncountable) A pattern along the top of a parapet (fortified wall), most often in the form of multiple, regular, rectangular spaces in the top of the wall, through which arrows or other weaponry may be shot, especially as used in medieval European architecture.] |
| quoinsnoun | Any of the corner building blocks of a building, usually larger or more ornate than the surrounding blocks. |
| gambrel roofnoun | A roof design having two slopes on the sides and gables in the ends. |
| ashlarnoun | (architecture) Masonry employing flat and well-squared stone or brick, creating an appearance similar to wooden flooring. |
| pilasternoun | (decorative architecture) A rectangular column that projects partially from the wall to which it is attached; it gives the appearance of a support, but is only for decoration. |
| hipped roofnoun | (architecture) Synonym of hip roof. |
| verdigrisnoun | A blue-green patina or rust that forms on copper-containing metals. |
| mansardnoun | A mansard roof |
| newel postnoun | A sturdy supporting post at one end or at a turning point of a staircase banister railing, often topped with a decorative finial. |
| brickworknoun | A structure, or portion of a structure, that is made out of bricks. |
| grillworknoun | The mesh of metal wire or bars which makes up a decorative metal grating |
| spandrelsnoun | (architecture) The space (often more or less triangular) between the outer curve of an arch (the extrados) and a straight-sided figure that bounds it; the space between two contiguous arches and a straight feature above them. |
| gable roofnoun | (roofing) A single-ridge roof that terminates at gable ends. |
| porticoesnoun | A porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building. |
| dentilnoun | (architecture) Any one of a series of small rectangular blocks projecting like teeth from a molding or beneath a cornice. |
| lintelsnoun | (architecture) A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above. |
| tracerynoun | (architecture) Bars or ribs, usually of stone or wood, or other material, that subdivide an opening or stand in relief against a door or wall as an ornamental feature. |
| weatherboardsnoun | Any of a series of horizontal boards used to cover the exterior of a timber-framed building; clapboard. |
| clerestorynoun | (architecture) The upper part of a wall containing windows to let in natural light to a building, especially in the nave, transept and choir of a church or cathedral. |
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