The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Merlon \Mer"lon\, n. [F., perh. fr. L. moerus, for murus a wall, through (assumed) dim. moerulus.] (Fort.) One of the solid parts of a battlemented parapet; a battlement. See Illust. of Battlement. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
merlon n 1: a solid section between two crenels in a crenelated battlement