different between ravelin vs demilune

ravelin

English

Etymology

French [Term?], from Italian rivellino.

Noun

ravelin (plural ravelins)

  1. 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

Translations

Anagrams

  • valerin

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demilune

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French demi-lune.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?d?m?lu?n/

Adjective

demilune (not comparable)

  1. (of furniture) In the shape of a half-moon, i.e. semicircular.

Noun

demilune (plural demilunes)

  1. A fortification constructed beyond the main ditch of a fortress, and in front of the curtain between two bastions, intended to defend the curtain; a ravelin.
  2. (biology) A crescentic mass of granular protoplasm present in the salivary glands.

French

Noun

demilune f (plural demilunes)

  1. Alternative form of demi-lune

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