01 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…
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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.(Fort.) Also: demilune, half-moon