Definition of CASTELLATED

castellated

Adjective Satellite

  • having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement

Adj

  • Castle-like: built or shaped like a castle; usually, specifically, having castellations (crenellations).
  • Having grooves or recesses on an upper face.
  • Castled: having or furnished with castles.
  • Housed or kept in a castle.
  • Synonym of enclosed, when used for fountains, cisterns, &c.

Origin / Etymology

From Medieval Latin castellātus (“fortified, castellate”) + -ed (forming past participles). Equivalent to the past participle of castellate but attested earlier than other uses of the verb.

Synonyms

battlemented, castled, embattled, &c, cisterns, enclosed, when used for fountains

Scrabble Score: 14

castellated: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
castellated: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
castellated: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

castellated: valid Words With Friends Word