merlon

See also: merlón

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French merlon.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɜː(r)lən/

Noun

merlon (plural merlons)

(architecture, military) Any of the projections between the embrasures of a battlement.
Three merlons at the top of this rook: ♖.

Translations

any of the projections between the embrasures of a battlement

Catalan: merlet (ca)
Dutch: kanteel (nl)
Finnish: sakara
French: merlon (fr) m
Galician: amea (gl) f
German: Zinne (de) f
Irish: meiril f
Italian: merlo (it) m

Japanese: 凸部
Macedonian: забец m (zábec)
Polish: ząb (pl) m, merlon (pl) m
Portuguese: merlão (pt) m
Romanian: merlon (ro) n
Russian: зубе́ц (ru) m (zubéc)
Spanish: merlón m, almena (es) f
Swedish: krenelering (sv) c

French

Noun

merlon m (plural merlons)

merlon

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