- Look up
embrasure or
crenel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An
embrasure (or
crenel or crenelle;
sometimes called gunhole in the
domain of gunpowder-era...
- from
within the defences.
These gaps are
termed embrasures, also
known as
crenels or crenelles, and a wall or
building with them is
described as crenellated;...
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space between two
merlons is
called a
crenel, and a
succession of
merlons and
crenels is a crenellation.
Crenels designed in
later eras for use by cannons...
-
Romeo Crennel (born June 18, 1947) is a
former American football coach, who was the
senior advisor for
football performance for the
Houston Texans of the...
- In mathematics, the
crenel function is a
periodic discontinuous function P(x)
defined as 1 for x
belonging to a
given interval and 0
outside of it. It...
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generally crenellated with
merlons to
protect the
defenders and
lower crenels or
embrasures which allowed them to
shoot from
behind cover;
merlons were...
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indentations at
intervals in the parapet, the gaps
being called embrasures or
crenels, and the
intervening high
parts being called merlons.
Loophole or arrowslit:...
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fortress with
embrasures for
cannon at the
corners and the
mezzanine had
crenels for musketeers. The façade had only two
doors with
arches (medio punto)...
- of the Qing
dynasty (1781), the wall was enlarged;
drainage features,
crenels and
other modifications were made; and the
structure as it is now seen...
- 'merlons' and downs, '
crenels', to
allow defenders to hide
behind the
merlons while firing arrows or guns
through the
crenels. The
first floor was used...
