Ravelin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ravelin is a noun meaning An outwork. A fortification outside a castle used to split an attacking force; composed of two faces, forming a salient angle whose gorge resembles a half-moon.
Meaning
An outwork. A fortification outside a castle used to split an attacking force; composed of two faces, forming a salient angle whose gorge resembles a half-moon.
Example Sentences
It is about 2,500 yards in circuit, is built of red stone, and, according to Von Orlich, is now " a bastioned quinquangle ; the ancient walls with semicircular bastions face the two streams ; the land side is quite regular, and consists of two bastions, and a half-bastion with three ravelins," and stands higher than any ground in face of it.
Word Forms
- ravelins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include raveling, ravel, ravelling, raveler, raveller, rampire.
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