merlon

[ mur-luhn ]

noun

1. (in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.

merlon

/ ˈmɜːlən /

noun

1. fortifications the solid upright section in a crenellated battlement

Word History and Origins

Origin of merlon¹

1695–1705; < French < Italian merlone, augmentative of merlo (in plural, merli battlements) < ?

Word History and Origins

Origin of merlon¹

C18: from French, from Italian merlone, from merlo battlement

Example Sentences

I showed him my castle walls and how I had constructed new merlons along them.

From Literature

The roof had been decorated with stone triangles, or merlons, that ran along its edges like rows of giant, pointy teeth.

From BBC

Its pale light cast the shadows of the tall triangular merlons across the frozen ground, a line of sharp black teeth.

From Literature

On the inside of the rampart and in the wide crenel between two upthrust merlons.

From Literature

The suggestion was eagerly acted upon, and, with the current of popular enthusiasm running so swiftly, the lottery soon filled, and a battery with merlons framed of logs and packed with earth was rapidly erected.

From Project Gutenberg