merlon
/ˈmɜːlən/ · noun
Meaning
- Any of the upright projections between the embrasures of a battlement, originally for archers to shield behind while shooting arrows over the embrasures, or through loopholes in the merlons.
- A small falcon, Falco columbarius, that breeds in northern North America, Europe, and Asia.
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