noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The archers hid behind the merlon before stepping forward to fire their arrows through the opening in the wall. " architecture military building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small falcon, Falco columbarius, that breeds in northern North America, Europe, and Asia. Examples : "A birdwatcher spotted a merlin perched on a branch, carefully observing the open field for its next meal. " animal bird nature biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading