castellation
castellation · castellations
The act or process of making a building into a castleThe act or process of making a building into a castle.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)The act or process of making a building into a castle.
(uncountable)The addition of battlements to a building, as for example when a feudal manor house needed fortification against border-raider attacks.
(countable)Any of a set of slots or grooves in an object, often machined into a metal part, as for example on a castellated nut.
Forms
plural: castellations| Singular | castellation |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedcastellate
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable