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RAVELIN

\ɹˈavɪlˌɪn], \ɹˈavɪlˌɪn], \ɹ_ˈa_v_ɪ_l_ˌɪ_n]\

Definitions of RAVELIN

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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A detached work in fortification.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

n. [French, Latin] A detached work with two embankments which make a salient angle.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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