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Webster 1913 Edition

Merlon

Mer′lon

,
Noun.
[F., perh. fr. L.
moerus
, for
murus
a wall, through (assumed) dim.
moerulus
.]
(Fort.)
One of the solid parts of a battlemented parapet; a battlement. See Illust. of
Battlement
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Merlon

MER'LON

,
Noun.
In fortification, that part of a parapet which lies between two embrasures.

Definition 2024

merlon

merlon

See also: merlón

English

Noun

merlon ‎(plural merlons)

  1. (architecture, military) Any of the projections between the embrasures of a battlement.

Translations

French

Noun

merlon m ‎(plural merlons)

  1. merlon

Etymology

Borrowing from French merlon.

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