merlon

English Thesaurus

1. a solid section between two crenels in a crenelated battlement (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	bulwark, rampart, wall,
definition	:	an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	battlement, crenelation, crenellation,
definition	:	a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns (noun.artifact)