Merlon

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Merlon \Mer"lon\, n. [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}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  merlon
       n : a solid section between two crenels in a crenelated
           battlement