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Definition of "castellated" []

  • Furnished with turrets and battlements in the style of a castle. (adjective)
  • Having a castle. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "castellated" in a sentence
  • "As we wind about the hills we catch sight of tiny hamlets perched on airy crests, recalling the castellated villages of the African Kabylia."
  • "The mansion is of that class termed castellated houses, as retaining some of the features of the feudal castle, but accommodated to the more secure and less circumspect usages of a later age."
  • "The country houses of the nobility and landed gentry were largely built or rebuilt in what was known as the castellated style. ["
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