crenellation

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There is also mehrab, the niche where the Imam, or priest, leads the prayer and crenellation, which is the decoration on the top of the mosque.

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  1. the action of constructing ramparts with gaps for firing guns or arrows
  2. a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns

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  • Not bothering to change clothes, I hurried out of my apartment and started for the docking ring Situated at the very top of the Needle, spreading outward like the crenellation on a medieval tower, the docking ring took up nearly a hundred thousand square meters of space, the various bays and holding tanks opening onto a central hub. —  Asimov'sSF,August2007
  • There is also mehrab, the niche where the Imam, or priest, leads the prayer and crenellation, which is the decoration on the top of the mosque. —  Paly Voice
  • I decide to go back to the ziyada (an enclosed space separating the mosque from the street) to admire once more the wonderful crenellation made of open brickwork so characteristic of the Ibn Tulun Mosque.
  • Send mutton and mead to archer station on crenellation 4SW-can't hold back the hordes on an empty stomach! —  Original Signal - Transmitting Gadgets
  • This image shows the crenellation along the upper deck, the massive woven wrought iron guard rail and the keyhole window openings that look out over the city. —  Edhat Santa Barbara
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