Adjacent Words

Castellated definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CASTELLATED, a.
1. Inclosed in a building, as a fountain or cistern.
2. Adorned with turrets, and battlements, like a castle.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement; "a crenelated molding" [syn: embattled, battlemented, castled, castellated]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin castellatus, past participle of castellare to fortify, from Latin castellum Date: 1679 1. having battlements like a castle 2. having or supporting a castle

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 having battlements. 2 castle-like. Derivatives: castellation n. Etymology: med.L castellatus: see CASTLE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Castellated Cas"tel*la`ted, a. [LL. castellatus, fr. castellare. See Castle.] 1. Inclosed within a building; as, a fountain or cistern castellated. [Obs.] --Johnson. 2. Furnished with turrets and battlements, like a castle; built in the style of a castle.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

A castellated wall or building looks like a castle. (TECHNICAL) ...a 19th-century castellated mansion. ADJ: usu ADJ n