merlon Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a solid section between two crenels in a crenelated battlement

WordNet

Mer"lon noun
Etymology
F., perh. fr. L. moerus, for murus a wall, through (assumed) dim. moerulus.
Definitions
  1. (Fort.) One of the solid parts of a battlemented parapet; a battlement. See Illust. of Battlement.

Webster 1913