Meaning crenel
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crenel


"open space on an embattlement," early 14c., from Old French crenel (12c.), apparently a diminutive of cren "notch" (see cranny).
Source: etymonline.com

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crenel


Open space in embattled parapet, for shooting through.    (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 411)
Source: netserf.org

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crenel


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 [..]
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