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merlon

The correct spelling is merlon.

How to pronounce merlon

/ˈmɜːlən/
noun

IPA: /ˈmɜːlən/

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The correct spelling is merlon. 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…

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Definition

noun

  1. 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.
  2. 2.A small falcon, Falco columbarius, that breeds in northern North America, Europe, and Asia.

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