merlon

See also: merlón

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French merlon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɜː(r)lən/

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Noun

merlon (plural merlons)

1. (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
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• Japanese: 凸部
• Macedonian: забец m (zabec)
• 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

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French

Etymology

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Noun

merlon m (plural merlons)

1. merlon