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单词 merlon
例句 merlon
He knocked aside the wall of fresh-fallen snow filling up the crenel and leaned out between the merlons. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z
He shoved Urzen away roughly, sending him stumbling back against a merlon. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z
Soot stains marked some of the arrow loops, and here and there a crack or a missing merlon could be seen in the curtain wall, but it seemed little enough from this distance. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z
She grabbed a merlon for support, her fingers scrabbling at the rough stone. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z
I showed him my castle walls and how I had constructed new merlons along them. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z
On the inside of the rampart and in the wide crenel between two upthrust merlons. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z
Snow was building up along the battlements too, filling the gaps between the merlons and putting pale, soft caps on every tower top. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z
Its pale light cast the shadows of the tall triangular merlons across the frozen ground, a line of sharp black teeth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z
Holly grabbed for the nearest merlon and fell. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z
As he leaned up against a merlon, breathing hard, Theon could hear the shouting from below, where Frenya was fighting half a dozen guardsmen in the snow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z
The suggestion was eagerly acted upon, and, with the current of popular enthusiasm running so swiftly, the lottery soon filled, and a battery with merlons framed of logs and packed with earth was rapidly erected. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z
The fortifications were low, composed of earth and palmetto wood, which is soft, and makes no splinters, and the merlons were extremely thick. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools
As Act�on came into Saguntum he saw on the wall hundreds of slaves repairing the merlons worn by time, and filled with cracks which many years of peace had opened in them. Sónnica
It extends three-quarters of a legua, and is adorned and furnished with battlements and merlons in modern style; with towers, cavaliers, and Hankers at intervals; and with two castles and some bulwarks. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 36, 1649-1666 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century.
Outside almost the only difference lies in the parapet which is of the usual shape with regular merlons; and in the west door which is an interesting example of the change to the early renaissance. Portuguese Architecture
He scrambled up to the square Guelfo merlon around which his rope was tied, pulled himself over the parapet, and dropped with relief to the flagstones of the flat roof. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel
With it in his hand he mounted the merlon; and, though the ships were directing their incessant broadsides at the spot, he deliberately fixed it. Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader
The multitude crowded upon them until many had to catch hold of the merlons to keep from falling. Sónnica
The stones were falling from their places, the corners of the merlons were wearing away. The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan
The buttresses are only shallow strips, which in the transepts are united by round arches, but in the aisles end among the battlements in a larger merlon. Portuguese Architecture
Simon pulled on one end of the rope, and it snaked around the merlon and came rippling down to him. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel
Above the windows comes the moulded string or cornice continued from the transept, and above this the pierced merlons of the Decorated battlement are again very broad in proportion to the embrasures. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon A Short History of the Church and a Description of Its Fabric
Tiles flew off, bits of plaster sprang from the merlons, and some fell from the wall with broken heads. Sónnica
The tower was a military turret still crowned with merlons. The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan
The merlons between the embrasures appeared to have been constructed in such a way as to form expense magazines, for I thought I could make out the doors leading thereto. Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War
He uncoiled the rope, found its center, and doubled the line around an angled merlon at the corner of the roof battlements so that both halves dangled down just above the courtyard wall. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel
The string or cornice above them is made to match that on the western portion of the aisle, but in the battlement the merlons are of merely ordinary width. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon A Short History of the Church and a Description of Its Fabric
From between the merlons stones and arrows leaped as an impetuous answer. Sónnica
The battlement, then, in horizontal section, had this form , instead of the usual series of straight merlons. Procopius History of the Wars, Books V. and VI.
Visitors will find the ascent of the spiral staircase long and arduous, but will be rewarded by the almost unrivalled view from between the merlons on its summit. Hertfordshire
Something whizzed past Simon's head and struck the brick merlon beside him. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel
The parapet shows the same wide merlons and cruciform piercings which characterize the other Decorated parapets of the church, and it may have been brought forward from the choir-aisle. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon A Short History of the Church and a Description of Its Fabric
When they had found it the Saguntine groped in the dark until he reached the end of a heavy rope fastened to a merlon, and he flung it over into space. Sónnica
A head, black-bearded and sun-bonneted, appeared between the brick merlons of the wall above the gate, shouted down a welcome, and then turned away to bawl orders. Time Crime
The bottom of the embrasure is called the sole, the sides are called cheeks, and the mass of earth between two embrasures, the merlon. Elements of Military Art and Science Or, Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification, Tactics Of Battles, &C.; Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, And Engineers; Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia; Third Edition; With Critical Notes On The Mexican And Crimean Wars.
Leaning into a crenel between two square merlons, Simon took a deep breath of the mild spring air. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel
Externally, the cheeks of the embrasure and the merlons consist of blocks of concrete held in caissons of strong iron plate. Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886
Many impatient ones swung from the merlons to fall more quickly upon the enemy. Sónnica
The merlons were walled entirely by palmetto logs, notched into one another at the angles, well bolted together and strengthened with pieces of massy timber. The Life of Francis Marion
And when they came near they threw them off the castle through the merlons. The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc
One ball struck a few feet below a merlon of the Bagdad, and when the dust blew away, an ugly crack was seen in the exposed face of the wall, extending below the roof. The Prince of India — Volume 02
"Will you give him his answer, my Lord Provost," she said, with a smile, and Francesco, stepping forward and leaning on a merlon of that embattled wall, obeyed her. Love-at-Arms
The upper platform dominated the wall in such wise that its catapult hurled great stones over the merlons, sowing death among the defenders. Sónnica
She leaned against one of the merlons of the embattled parapet, her eyes on the spot where he should emerge from the stairs, and thus she waited, her eyes haggard, her face drawn. Saint Martin's Summer
Over the merlons appeared sinewy arms hurling missiles, slings swirled discharging stones, and bows bent followed by sharp hisses. Sónnica
On further, a blackened mass arose in dim relief against the sky, with heavy merlons on its top. The Prince of India — Volume 02
Then unfolding the letter, he read it, leaning against one of the merlons of the wall. Love-at-Arms
With drawn bow he thrust his head outside the merlons for an instant and shot, managing to send his arrows into the loopholes of the tower, scattering death among the soldiers who thought themselves secure. Sónnica
Projectiles came hurtling from outside the walls, passing over the merlons like dark-colored birds, as if the Africans were covering an assault with battering-rams and pickaxes to open a breach. Sónnica
Before he reached the merlons he heard a faint groan at his back, a gentle cry which recalled to Act�on's mind the bleating of a fawn when pierced by the huntsman's arrow. Sónnica
"Higher, men!" shouted the Genoese, from a merlon. The Prince of India — Volume 02
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