1) Bulwark 2) Castle architecture 3) French word used in English 4) Rampart 5) Wall
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A merlon is the solid upright section of a battlement or crenellated parapet in medieval architecture or fortifications. Merlons are sometimes pierced by narrow, vertical embrasures or slits designed for observation and fire. The space between two merlons is called a crenel, and a succession of merlons and crenels is a crenellation. Crenels design...
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The solid section of a battlement.
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narrow wall in battlement between embrasures
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• (n.) One of the solid parts of a battlemented parapet; a battlement. See Illust. of Battlement.
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(from the article `battlement`) the parapet of a wall consisting of alternating low portions known as crenels, or crenelles (hence crenellated walls with battlements), and high ...
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the 'teeth' of battlements, between the crenels or embrasures. High sections of battlements
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The high segment of the alternating high and low segments of a battlement.
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The high segment of the alternating high and low segments of a battlement.
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solid part of embattled parapet that provided shelter to a defender
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The 'tooth' in crenellations, alternating with gaps. see Crenel
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Mer'lon noun [ French, perhaps from Latin
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 .
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In fortifications a merlon is one of the solid parts of a battlemented parapet; a battlement.
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In architecture, a merlon is the solid piece of a battlement, between two embrasures.
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[
n] - a solid section between two crenels in a crenelated battlement
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solid part of embattled parapet that provided shelter to a defender
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noun a solid section between two crenels in a crenelated battlement
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