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Ravelin

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(n.) 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.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ravelin'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/ravelin.html. 1828.
 
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