Castellation

/kæstəˈleɪʃən/ noun

The architectural feature of castle-like design; the process or result of adding crenellations, towers, or other fortified features to a building.

From 'castellate' (to make castle-like) plus '-ion' (suffix forming nouns from verbs). The term describes both the action of creating castle-like features and the features themselves once created.

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