ravelin

Noun

Meaning

A detached work with two embankments which make a salient angle. It is raised before the curtain on the counterscarp of the place. Formerly called demilune, and half-moon.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

half-moon bank barbican half dike barrier enclosure curtain fortification bastion barricade bulwark battlement banquette mantlet
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Antonyms

meadow shack attack headland strike assault
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Anagrams

valerin Elinvar verlina

Close letter words and terms

raveled raveler Ravelian raveling ravelled ravelled bread