lunette

Noun

Meaning

A fieldwork consisting of two faces, forming a salient angle, and two parallel flanks. See Bastion.

A half horseshoe, which wants the sponge.

A kind of watch crystal which is more than ordinarily flattened in the center; also, a species of convexoconcave lens for spectacles.

Any surface of semicircular or segmental form; especially, the piece of wall between the curves of a vault and its springing line.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

fenestella bay luna crescent oriel bank casement dormer porthole bow aperture frontal fortification eardrum fenestra
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Antonyms

shack attack headland strike assault massacre
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Hypernyms

opening fortification munition

Phrases with the word

lunette window

Anagrams

tunelet

Examples

In about 867, Æthelred effectively established a common currency between Wessex and Mercia by adopting the Mercian type of lunette penny, and coins minted exclusively at London and Canterbury then circulated in the two kingdoms. Source: Internet

The lunette is the towing pintle that allows the weapon to be connected to the vehicle. Source: Internet

When towing, vehicle has a fixed or seized tow pintle; remove the lock plate located under the lunette. Source: Internet

Wide doorways are usually surmounted by a semi-circular arch, except where a door with a lintel is set into a large arched recess and surmounted by a semi-circular "lunette" with decorative carving. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Lunenburg sausage lunet Lunetta lunette window lunetted lunettes