demilune
Speech parts
1. demilune - Noun
2. demilune - Adjective
Meaning
A work constructed beyond the main ditch of a fortress, and in front of the curtain between two bastions, intended to defend the curtain; a ravelin. See Ravelin.
A crescentic mass of granular protoplasm present in the salivary glands.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
arch
crescent
half-moon
moon
horseshoe
curve
satellite
bow
bastion
sickle
meniscus
ravelin
lune
counterguard
new moon
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