merlon
/ˈmɜːlən//ˈmɝl(ə)n/
noun
- 1
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.
noun
- 1
A small falcon, Falco columbarius, that breeds in northern North America, Europe, and Asia.
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